For the sixth look into the Bicycle Garage, I offer my pride and joy (and one of two SCs in the Garage), a 1985 Cinelli Speciale Corsa road racing bicycle.
This bicycle is all original, in mint condition, with a mix of Cinelli, Campangnolo Super Record and C-Record components.
The mid-eighties were a time of change for Cinelli. The Colombo family had owned the marque for 7 years and there was significant competition from manufacturers inside Italy and, perhaps most important, from the upstart companies in the United States. So perhaps in an effort to rekindle the past, Cinelli had a few bikes decaled with the old logo and crest from the 1970s. I have seen photos of these bikes at industry shows of that year but nothing in the catalogs or at bike stores. The yellow and magenta fade color scheme, seen here, seems to be more common but there were some in the Cinellli silver. This bicycle has been in Southern California since it was new but I do not know the details because I got it after the original owner passed away.
A fun detail about this bicycle, it is almost entirely made by either Cinelli or Campagnolo. Exceptions: the chain, freewheel, spokes and tires. And, like all of my bikes, this one is ridden at least a couple of times a year.
Please enjoy the photographs which were taken at Pomona College, Claremont California, this evening (in my home town).
This bicycle is all original, in mint condition, with a mix of Cinelli, Campangnolo Super Record and C-Record components.
The mid-eighties were a time of change for Cinelli. The Colombo family had owned the marque for 7 years and there was significant competition from manufacturers inside Italy and, perhaps most important, from the upstart companies in the United States. So perhaps in an effort to rekindle the past, Cinelli had a few bikes decaled with the old logo and crest from the 1970s. I have seen photos of these bikes at industry shows of that year but nothing in the catalogs or at bike stores. The yellow and magenta fade color scheme, seen here, seems to be more common but there were some in the Cinellli silver. This bicycle has been in Southern California since it was new but I do not know the details because I got it after the original owner passed away.
A fun detail about this bicycle, it is almost entirely made by either Cinelli or Campagnolo. Exceptions: the chain, freewheel, spokes and tires. And, like all of my bikes, this one is ridden at least a couple of times a year.
Please enjoy the photographs which were taken at Pomona College, Claremont California, this evening (in my home town).
