Originally Posted by
bikingshearer
When I see it, I don't know whether to fixate on Stanley Kowalski or Louison Bobet
It's hard to hear the name Stella and not think of Stanley Kowalski. In fact, I find that most people have a hard time not doing an impromptu impersonation.
The bike's decals have Bobet's palmarès all over them, so I'm strongly encouraged to keep him in mind.
Another connection that's a bit less well known, is that the Atari 2600 (which, as a child of the 80's, I have a lot of memories with) was codenamed "Stella" during its development, having been named after a lead engineers' bike:
https://www.landley.net/history/mirr...um/stella.html