1960 Kitching Everything Cycling Catalog, Part I

My thanks to Peter B. for the scans of his 1960 Kitching Everything Cycling Catalog in which you can find many Cinelli items. Due to the number of images I will post the catalog in three parts. Click on images to enlarge.

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Visit To GRUPPO Srl

Thanks to slo:motion for use of his photos taken during a visit to GRUPPO Srl and Columbus in 2009; more photos here.






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Cinelli Tour d’Afrique

After the first experience in Uganda, BOOTLEG starts a new Africa adventure to test the "Racing Rats" along the world’s longest bicycle race: The Tour d’Afrique, an 11,693 km bicycle expedition and race from Cairo to Cape Town.

Traveling more than 70 miles per day, 50 racers and expedition riders will experience the boundless Nubian desert of Sudan, the great majesty of Victoria Falls, and finally the cold rush of the Atlantic Ocean.

The Racing Rats will be ridden by Tour Leader Sharita Van der Merwe, the Race Director Cristiano Wernick, and the Medic Claire Peglar.

Cinelli/Tour d’Afrique cycling caps and T-shirts will be on sale on Cinelli Genuine Merchandise website with the intent of raising 3000 Euros with the proceeds being given to the Tour d’Afrique Foundation to use in purchasing bicycles during the 2013 Tour d’Afrique expedition. The merchandise will be available here soon.

The tour started january 14th, you can follow at bootleg.it

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Cupertino Bike Shop / Spence Wolfe Sales 1955-1977

In the USA the largest sellers of Cinelli bikes were Kopp's Cycles, the oldest bicycle shop in America, in Princeton, NJ and the Cupertino Bike Shop of Spence Wolfe in Cupertino, California.

The yearly Cinelli sales numbers from the Cupertino Bike Shop/Spence Wolfe records , 1955-1977:

Total sold from 1955-1977
SC = 649
Mod. B = 79
Pista = 32

SC by year:
1954 = 0
1955 = 1
1956 = 1
1957 = 18
1958 = 15
1959 = 29
1960 = 26
1961 = 53
1962 = 31
1963 = 15
1964 = 19
1965 = 28
1966 = 25
1967 = 25
1968 = 18
1969 = 49
1970 = 67
1971 = 60
1972 = 71
1973 = 66
1974 = 13
1975 = 13
1976 = 4
1977 = 2

Mod B by year:
1954 = 0
1955 = 4
1956 = 9
1957 = 10
1958 = 7
1959 = 15
1960 = 3
1961 = 2
1962 = 3
1963 = 7
1964 = 9
1965 = 8
1966 = 2
1967 = No sales recorded from this point

Pista by year:
1954 = 0
1955 = 0
1956 = 1
1957 = 3
1958 = 1
1959 = 4
1960 = 0
1961 = 5
1962 = 0
1963 = 1
1964 = 4
1965 = 2
1966 = 4
1967 = 1
1968 = 3
1969 = 0
1970 = 1
1971 = 0
1972 = 1
1973 = 0
1974 = 1
1975 = No sales recorded from this point

Note: thanks to reader Wille for making a graph of the above data:

Spence and Lillian Wolfe at their Cupertino Bike Shop. They only dealt in quality lightweights and became West Coast (of U.S.A.) importers for Cinelli frames. Spence was also a bike mechanic of "guru" stature and collaborated with the Phil Wood company on their component designs.

Read here about a 1969 Cinelli with "Alpine" Gearing by Spence Wolfe. A 1970 Cinelli ordered through the Cupertino Bike shop here.

Photo: www.velovecchio.com

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1981 Cinelli SC

Note: 1981 Cinelli SC (serial # 8168). Pearlescent white paint. 3 hole lugs. 26 mm (not 26.2) seatpost but fits perfectly and clearly is the original post. Columbus SL tubing. Campagnolo Super Record components (including Ti axles and spindles), tastefully pantographed chainring and shifters, Cinelli VIP Almarc bar and stem (1R), 36 spoke wheels with DT spokes and Ambrosia Extra Elite 19 clinchers with Specialized Touring II tires. Available for sale from Bisbee Bicycle Brothel (Arizona).

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Cinelli Track Stem

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Cinelli Model B, pre-1960

Cinelli Model B, believed 1960 or earlier (with later parts):










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Cinelli BMX

Peter writes, "I just found your email address while I was trying to find information on my Cinelli CMX-1 bmx bike I rode when I was a kid. I couldn't find much info on it and I was hoping you might be able to help me or even refer me to someone that might know more about these bikes. This bike was given to me as a gift in the early to mid 80's when I was just a kid. I used to ride my bike every day and collected quite a few bikes. I remember constantly being in the basement working on them with my father and using any money I had to buy new parts at our local bike shop. As I got older I put the bikes away and moved on to cars and motorcycles to play with. In any event, I was just cleaning out my basement and had to move my cinelli along with a hutch that I had. Every time I pick up that cinelli I'm amazed at how light it is - it seems like it ways nothing. Anyways, any http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifinformation you may be able to provide would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for your help."

Note: catalog and other photos of a CMX-1 that appeared previously in the blog are here.


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Cinelli Laser Stayer

Photographed near GRUPPO Srl headquarters.

Thanks GS-Guccilife

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Cinelli Carbon Disc Wheel

Photos of a Cinelli carbon disc wheel currently on ebay. These wheels date to the 1980s. While I'm not familiar with the history of them the seller writes, "Very hard to find Cinelli Laser Carbon Fiber front wheel for Cinelli Laser. The first Carbon Fibre wheel in the history of cycling. This is a part of the big history of the Cinelli Laser." Over at the Italian Cycling Journal there is reference to Rossin having pioneered the carbon disc wheel in 1983 (see here). So, who was first?

See what the wheels look like mounted on a Laser here.

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