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Sparky
Joined: 08 Dec 2003
Posts: 19092
Location: PDX6/11/13 1:20 PM |
It Sez: vainqueur du tour de france du cinquantenaire
French Stella on the down tube. Commemorating the 50 year anniversary of the TDF and the 1953 TDF win of french cyclist Louison Bobet on a Stella, if my browsing is correct. Frame is really nothing special, but in true PDX form, throwaway ?
Fixed/FlipFlop
I ran the Paramount SS for a few days and then geared it up. Had so much fun running the Paved River trails, decided to use the fixed parts laying about.
1970 Stella French frame, $40.00. I changed out the cotter crank spindle for a JIS square Taper. Then grabbed everything that was yellow not bolted on something, and Voila. Finally used that Stronglight 1" headset which has been in the drawer for 10 years and the CX fork I never used. The 27" geom was not too much of a stretch for the axle to crown on the CX fork as I hoped/expected.
It looks a lot better in the picture than in person.
EDIT in new pic, found cromo stem in the stash that just belongs.
Last edited by Sparky on 6/11/13 10:12 PM; edited 1 time in total
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JohnC
Joined: 10 Jan 2004
Posts: 1939
Location: Glastonbury, Ct6/11/13 1:55 PM |
I like everything except the bumblebee handlebar tape, but bullhorns never look quite right to me, anyway ;-)
Are you saying you're using 27" wheels on a fork made for 700C? That usually works, because the difference in wheel radius is only 4mm, and there's usually more clearance than that.
Anyway, I like it. I couldn't ride it - it's about a foot too tall for me -- but I like the looks. And you got a pretty good deal, seems like.
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Sparky
Joined: 08 Dec 2003
Posts: 19092
Location: PDX6/11/13 2:25 PM |
"Are you saying you're using 27" wheels on a fork made for 700C? "
Saying the frame is made for 27" and the fork is made for 700, but has big crown to axle lengthdue to being a CX fork. Although 27 frame/forks di have longer axle to crown lengths so this is not too wonky.
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dddd
Joined: 11 Jan 2004
Posts: 3345
Location: NorCal6/12/13 8:33 AM |
I've put together a couple of these older frame bikes in the past year, the cheaper ones made with "gas pipe" tubing, and have got thousands of miles of good riding out of them.
They are more rigid due the thicker tubing, and typically have calm geometry.
I choose frames on the large side and move the saddle foreward to compensate for the slacker seat tube angle, and thus fitted am comfortable chasing the local fasties on them.
I think you'll get your money's worth out of this one!
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Sparky
Joined: 08 Dec 2003
Posts: 19092
Location: PDX6/12/13 10:01 AM |
"more rigid due the thicker tubing"
It is 22 lbs in the picture, And it does ride pretty rigid to be sure. I thought I could give credit to the fork for that. Even with the suspension seatpost I used [only one I had small enough dia to fit] it has no where near ride nor the lively feel of the 531 paramount to be sure. But then again, I find the SLX nago frame pretty stiff feeling similarly.
I think the Stella is butted tubes from what little I could find about it. [3 main?] doesn't matter really, just a fun sled to roll. I can say pushing the 69 GI around yesterday for a mere 15 miles hard has my legs talking back to me since. So a great workout. ;)
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Sparky
Joined: 08 Dec 2003
Posts: 19092
Location: PDX6/14/13 9:29 PM |
Did NOT like the bars like that. too narrow, and worse.
With 69 GI, you need drops to accelerate from a stop.
I went to grab a drop the other day, and drop is what I almost did. ;)
So finial version:
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DPotter
Joined: 12 Jan 2004
Posts: 953
Location: Portland, Maine6/15/13 7:21 AM |
I miss the bumblebee tape
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Sparky
Joined: 08 Dec 2003
Posts: 19092
Location: PDX6/15/13 10:38 AM |
I had the 1/2 roll of yellow after I used 1/2 doing the Areo bar tips on the TT bike. I like strips too, but honestly light color tape get dirty fast. ;)
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