is a frame for her personally, but I've been unable to get much
definite information about it. It looks like an extremely early Chris Chance.
The bike shop owner who sold it to me had it for a long time and used to work in
Boston. here are some pix:
http://s459.photobucket.com/
Michael, that's a Viner (Italy) model Stella, imported for years by Gus Betat in New Orleans..
Dale
Dale Brown Greensboro, North Carolina USA
-----Original Message----- From: euromeccanicany@yahoo.com To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Sent: Thu, Jul 30, 2009 7:06 pm Subject: [CR] Introduction & queries
Hello all,
This looks like the right place. I've been lurking for a couple of days, and the
posts I've read indicate an older, deeper interest in old, deep bikes than I've
seen in other forums. I'm in my early fifties and my work life started in a bike
shop when I turned 16. Working on bicycles paid my way through college until I
couldn't stand school anymore. I then went to work in a Ferrari dealership's
restoration department & have made my living on cars ever since. I've owned a
shop for almost 20 years. My interest in bicycles waned, then rebounded a year
ago when my daughter got fixated on fixies while going to college in
Philadelphia. She revived my old Frejus track bike which was too big for her,
and shamed me into getting on my road bike again. I've since found her two
Lejeunes, road & track, which fit her, so I got my Frejus back. I stripped it,
had it painted candy apple red and have fallen in love with it all over again.
My wife, who cycle toured with me
in the 70s, was delighted with riding regularly again. She has a mid-70s
Serotta which was built for her just after Ben Serotta set up shop in Glens
Falls. It is gorgeous and fits her perfectly. I have an Olympia Competizione
that I got from the first shop I worked at. It was Olympia's sole U.S. importer.
My daughter now volunteers at Bike Church in Philly, and supplies her friends
with help, advice and vintage bikes. So now I find myself acquiring bikes again!
I impulsively purchased a cute 50cm Atala from the 90s with a Shimano 600 group
which she almost immediately found a home for. This was part of a package. The
other part is a frame for her personally, but I've been unable to get much
definite information about it. It looks like an extremely early Chris Chance.
The bike shop owner who sold it to me had it for a long time and used to work in
Boston. here are some pix:
http://s459.photobucket.com/