arctic cat?
08-08-09 | 01:05 PM
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Called that because a bright-colored frame makes it easier to find the body after you go out riding in the snow?
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Last edited by jgedwa; 08-08-09 at 05:41 PM.
08-08-09 | 04:26 PM
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I've seen a few of these... I think they are rebadged Stellas. A guy tried to sell me a pretty nice one a couple years ago... 70s vintage with a 531 frame and the same componentry as a Peugeot px10. I volunteered this morning at my neighborhood bike library and there was someone working on an arctic cat that was a lower-end unit... about the UO8 level.
08-08-09 | 05:33 PM
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Yes it's a Stella. It says so on the seat tube!
Stella was an old (1909 or 1920, depending on the source), well respected, family owned, mid-size operation located in Nantes France. They sponsored many pro teams from the late 1940s though the early 1960s. Most notably, Louison Bobet won the Tour de Framce on Stella for 1953 and 1954 before taking his final TdF win in 1955 on a Mercier. The brand was named after the founder's mother.
They produced a full range of models and the OP's appears to be an entry level, early 1970s model, about equivalent to a Peugeot A08. Appears to have relacement shifters and rear derailleur.
Stella was an old (1909 or 1920, depending on the source), well respected, family owned, mid-size operation located in Nantes France. They sponsored many pro teams from the late 1940s though the early 1960s. Most notably, Louison Bobet won the Tour de Framce on Stella for 1953 and 1954 before taking his final TdF win in 1955 on a Mercier. The brand was named after the founder's mother.
They produced a full range of models and the OP's appears to be an entry level, early 1970s model, about equivalent to a Peugeot A08. Appears to have relacement shifters and rear derailleur.
