Mea culpa. Of course form and decorum have never been
my strong suits. Certainly though, this is one of the things
that serves as the glue of civilization -- lifts us above the
level of the animal and allows for intelligent discourse.

I assume this has something to do with the drive side
components assisting in identification, rather than a
purely aesthetic convention. So informed, I shall try
to follow the convention in the future.

FWIW, this came to me pretty much as a frame, fork,
and crank. I seem to recall replacing the Simplex rear
derailleur almost immediately with a Suntour GT that
worked so much more smoothly that I have never missed
the original. Still has the original Simplex front, which
works well.

Until the recent acquisition of a Davidson custom bicycle
from the late 70's, i have never ridden anything that
climbs as well as this Stella. Some fortuitous combination
of wheelbase and geometry that seems to come alive when
you come up out of the saddle.

I'm reasonably certain that it's made of butted tubing, because
of frame weight, the sounds returned from tapping the tubes
at various spots, and the generally responsive feel of the ride.
No tubing stickers are present that I can find.

Thanks for your replies.

Respectfully,
Mike Larmer