Yeah, pretty much. And I had always wanted something nicer. I ended up replacing it with a Raleigh Gran Sport which was quite a lot nicer. Maybe the Atala was good for the money, but as a teenager stepping up from it to the Raleigh, it made the Atala look like a sour memory. I haven't ridden one since, and I understand they ride about as nicely as a UO-8, which is good for a gas pipe bike.