Originally Posted by
aixaix
Probably Durifort tubing. The steerer tube might be stamped if it is. Mid-range bike for sure. Nothing wrong with that if you like to ride it. Tires, tubes, cables, bar tape & brake pads are all consumables and should be replaced as needed. New ones will do only good for your bike and you.
I bought a Stella in Madison, WI. early 70’s. The bike store was owned by Bevil Hogg and Richard Burke both young men at the time.
The frame was a Reynolds double butted tube and had some nice detail with impeccable welding. As the story goes the Stella Factory ( France) burned down and the two men wanted to get out of distribution and start manufacturing. They did just that in 1975 and started a bicycle manufacturing operation in Waterloo, WI... You may have heard of it TREK.