Piccolo

The Cinelli for children, the Piccolo model, appeared in this catalog. Here is an example of one in size 44cm. It appears to have the old style logo in the oval on the downtube (as seen here), and has the chrome bands on the seat tube. Photographed in the "as found" state and equipped with Magistroni crankset, Gian Robert rear derailleur, Simplex shifter, Cinelli Milano stem, and NISI rims

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1953 Hübner & Koch Catalog

 

 

My thanks to Christoph in Germany for sending the above images (click to enlarge) and writing, "In looking in my catalog collection I browsed through a few Hübner & Koch catalogs.  Hübner & Koch has been for a long time after World War II one of, if not the wholesaler, in Germany to get the right racing stuff. As the 1951/'52 catalog has no Cinelli parts or frames in the contents it seems that Cinelli first appeared in 1953 (I am not sure if there was a 1952/'53 intermediate catalogue). Interesting that in 1953 they offered besides the three models called Cinelli (Amateur), Cinelli "B" and the Cinelli Professional what seems to be the later SC and also the Cinelli Piccolo. In 1955 this model for the kids has disappeared and the three models are now called A, B and C.I hope you can struggle through the German text."  

 

Reminder: I invite you to contribute by sending in photographs of your Cinelli bike, illustrations, personal stories, and articles about Cinelli bikes and components. I can be contacted at veronaman@gmail.com