Dan's 1970's Arctic by Stella

Dan brought in a much loved road bike to overhaul and make ride worthy.  Unfortunately, it had been sitting for quite some time and under the dirt and grime had a lot of corrosion. 

1970's era Stella Arctic

We did a little research on the Arctic by Stella and found that they were made for Actic Cat in the late 60-70's by Stella, a French bicycle company.  The venture into bicycles was not successful for Actic Cat, so they sold them off at a great price.  They were comparable to a Peugot UO8, BUT there were a few out there that had some built at a much higher level of quality.  Dan's is one of those.

He had a Campagnolo sew-up wheel set (which had been replaced), with Campagnolo derailleurs, shifters and cabling accessories. Lovely stuff.

Because it was not a restoration we did not repaint, nor did we buy new old stock to restore the bike to it's original condition.  BUT, we did a lot of TLC and saved what we could and swapped some of the corroded parts with affordable replacements. 

As Arctic Cat would say, "miles from nowhere is your everywhere".  Hoping Dan enjoys his miles on his Arctic Orange!

Getting started...

1999 Schwinn Stingray Peapicker (reproduction)
For Sale $700



Did you know that Paul does restoration work on classic, antique and vintage bicycles? 

Many people don't.  And many people don't realize just how many people in the area are working on, converting, personalizing and restoring incredible bicycles.  So, we thought we'd show you some of Paul's work - as well as some of the great bikes we have seen come and go through the shop.

Let us know what you think, and if you have a bicycle you want to share with the rest of us - just let us know.  Let's show that bike love off!!

Paul's Bike Shop
120 Holmes Street
Downtown Shakopee, MN  55379
952.688.6820
http://www.paulsbicyclerepair.com/