Re: [CR]Stelbel bikes

(Example: Racing:Beryl Burton)

Date: Tue, 05 Aug 2008 14:45:59 -0500
From: "David Cheakas" <david@southwestframeworks.com>
To: CR <Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: Re: [CR]Stelbel bikes
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Several years ago I had a Stelbel come through my workshop. I added braze-ons and resprayed it. The owner just wanted to update it. I was able to peel off the decals and send then in for dry-ap reproductions. He bought the bike almost twenty years ago, and it had been his main bike for a log time. It was a very nice bike. Of course the only information I could find about it was from the Classic Rendezvous website. If this frame is any indication, they are worth taking a look at.

David Cheakas Dallas, TX

G L Romeu wrote:
> The builder Stelio Belletti was if not the very
>> first, one of the very first Italian frame builders to employ TIG
>> welding on his frames (in the 70's). He also used some other truly
>> unique features and deserves to be remembered.
>
> I just went through 3 digests, and nary a comment about this bike.
> Surprising, because of the really innovative approaches from
> constructing the fork, attaching the rear dropouts to the set screw
> for the seat post, all caught my interest.
> I did not look at it the first time it was offered on the list, not
> even close to my fit, but i thank Steven for pointing it out.
>
> I would recommend a look just for the unusual build. I really enjoy
> such reinterpretations on a theme, whether successful or not...gabriel
>
> btw, http://tinyurl.com/5zrxpf
> gabriel romeu
> another great riding day in
> chesterfield new jersey usa