drbizzle2011
New Member
Hi everyone - I have a small problem that I have turned to the wider digital cycling demographic to attempt to solve.
I work as a mechanic on the south coast and as part of my tinkering I build one off custom beasties.
I like to include as much info as possible about the history of the bikes before I cover them in paint and pretty things, but one of my recent projects was to rebuild and pimp an Atala Albatross - and all I can find out (even after repeated emails to Atala themselves) is that it is Italian, and was originally sold sometime in the early eighties (which may be wrong..)!
If anyone has any info about this bike, when it was first produced, how much was it, where could you buy it, who designed it - anything!, then I would much appreciate any feedback.
Here's a wee pic of the (almost) finished bike, and one of the other bikes I'm building (oh thank ye for the humble Shopper..!).
Hope you like the bikes, and thanks for any help!
I work as a mechanic on the south coast and as part of my tinkering I build one off custom beasties.
I like to include as much info as possible about the history of the bikes before I cover them in paint and pretty things, but one of my recent projects was to rebuild and pimp an Atala Albatross - and all I can find out (even after repeated emails to Atala themselves) is that it is Italian, and was originally sold sometime in the early eighties (which may be wrong..)!
If anyone has any info about this bike, when it was first produced, how much was it, where could you buy it, who designed it - anything!, then I would much appreciate any feedback.
Here's a wee pic of the (almost) finished bike, and one of the other bikes I'm building (oh thank ye for the humble Shopper..!).
Hope you like the bikes, and thanks for any help!