Stella on ebay
02-08-07 | 09:36 AM
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Stella on ebay
Stella on ebay:
https://cgi.ebay.com/vintage-STELLA-r...QQcmdZViewItem
what do you guys think this bike is worth? What do you think the tubing is? Im in-state and I might go over and have a look for myself before bidding. I plan to strip the frame and build it up as a fixed gear. I have no idea what Stella frames were built out of but all I can go on for the hierarchy of this bike is the components which I guess are low end. In the end however its still the frame that matters most to me.
thanks
andrew
https://cgi.ebay.com/vintage-STELLA-r...QQcmdZViewItem
what do you guys think this bike is worth? What do you think the tubing is? Im in-state and I might go over and have a look for myself before bidding. I plan to strip the frame and build it up as a fixed gear. I have no idea what Stella frames were built out of but all I can go on for the hierarchy of this bike is the components which I guess are low end. In the end however its still the frame that matters most to me.
thanks
andrew
02-08-07 | 10:00 AM
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stella was my first road bike. I miss that old girl. STELLA. The one I had was pretty low end, french threaded, heavy steel. But there are some nice ones out there. It was a good friend, many drunken bike rides on her. I would recommend it as long as you are french savvy and know how to get around its varoius idiotsyncrancies!!!
02-08-07 | 10:55 AM
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I doubt the tubing is anything special. I have one that has Columbus main tubes (with a triangular decal in French) components were Tipo hubs, Nervar alloy crank, NR deraillers, Campagnolo dropouts, Weinmann centerpulls, straight seatpost.
02-08-07 | 11:02 AM
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Bikes: 1959 Capo Modell Campagnolo; 1960 Capo Sieger (2); 1962 Carlton Franco Suisse; 1970 Peugeot UO-8; 1982 Bianchi Campione d'Italia; 1988 Schwinn Project KOM-10;
Yes, it looks comparable to an early 1970s Peugeot PA-10, but without the integral derailleur hanger and with Valentino instead of Simplex gear.
dbakl's sounds like the next model up, aimed at the Peugeot PR-10. I'll bet yours came with 128mm BCD 52-45 Nervar Star chainrings.
dbakl's sounds like the next model up, aimed at the Peugeot PR-10. I'll bet yours came with 128mm BCD 52-45 Nervar Star chainrings.
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Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
"Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." --Theodore Roosevelt
Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
02-09-07 | 06:22 AM
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I used to have a Stella similar to dbakl's that had Durifort tubes. The little tiny word 'DURIFORT' should be stamped on the inside of one of the fork blades. Good tubeset, very nice bike.
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02-09-07 | 08:46 AM
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Originally Posted by awchu
Stella on ebay:
what do you guys think this bike is worth?
I plan to strip the frame and build it up as a fixed gear.
what do you guys think this bike is worth?
I plan to strip the frame and build it up as a fixed gear.
As far as those Campy parts go, you would end up using only the hubs right? Would you keep the tubular wheels or thread the hubs to clinchers? That should also figure large in your cost/benefit calculations.
