It may not be @
Mad Honk's fault, but it started there......
Labonne
I looked at the pictures and was waybacked to 1972 and my first road bike, a bottom-tier Atala. I rode the snot out of that bike, all over Westchester and Putnam counties and southwestern Connecticut. Wore out the plastic Simplex bits and replaced them with SunTour and rode some more. Rode it even after driver's license and cars. It passed to my younger brother when I enlisted, and he promptly got it stolen. The Labonne isn't identical to my Atala, but I bet the pricepoint was within five 1972 bucks. I got in touch with @
Mad Honk and the bike came to Maine.
Starting the tear down.
The original bars, stem, and levers were trash. @
Mad Honk supplied adequate replacement bits, but I had something more appropriate out in the barn.
Kinda scruffy,
Same brake set as on my old Atala!
Why did Tullio hate his son?
Filthy bugger.
Back from my $50 frame and fork powdercoat guy.
Velocals had graphics. Not perfect, but good enough.
I had a set of Balilla levers with hoods to match the calipers.
Drive side cotter came out like a gent; NDS not so much.....