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Old 04-29-19, 09:22 PM
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Road Test/Bike Review (1974) STELLA SX-73



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Pretty fancy components for a Durifort frame set.
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This article helped convince me to buy an SX-73 in '75 from my LBS in Normal, IL. It was a decent little bike but I unfortunately sold it a number of years ago.
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Here’s one.
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Here’s one.
Beautiful!
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That lead picture is a hoot! "Listen boys, it wasn't my funny shorts that stop our getting into restaurant..., that's just hurtful."
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“Stella bicycles...have been produced for a long time and will probably continue to be produced for a long time to come.”

This made me kind of sad.
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Another interesting bit of Stella history: The real "STELLA"
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