[CR] Atala Resurrected

(Example: Framebuilders:Chris Pauley)

From: <NHell39123@aol.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 2009 19:04:08 -0400
To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: [CR] Atala Resurrected


I have recently acquired an Atala professional racing frame from a contact in Italy. The frame was built in 1981 so it fits the CR timeline. What is interesting is the quality of the frame. The workmanship is wonderful, it has beautiful Masi-like cutout lugs, scalloped seat stay caps, and other fine
   details. It is quite different from other Atala pro frames coming out of Stuyvesant bike shop in the late 1960s-early 1970s as Stuyvesant was the exclusive importer of this marque. Did the factory do a turnaround, did they hire new frame builders? Would any CR members wager a guess as to why the quality significantly improved? Norm Hellman, Riverdale, New York.