Speciale Corsa, 1960s

Thanks to Elvezio for photos of his Speciale Corsa labeled Cinelli with front fender from the 1960s.

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Super Corsa

This Cinelli was recently discovered, has the rare serial number placement. Serial number is 233R.

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SC

George Ferrier's Cinelli SC,  came in chrome.  Believed to have been purchased through Spence Wolfe. Bike is currently being restored by Jim Merz. Note oil port, no holes in lugs indicating pre-1968ish.

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Super Corsa No. 2814

My thanks to Jonathan who writes in with, "I've just finished restoring my 1974 Speciale Corsa frame number 2814 and I'd love to feature it on your Cinelli only blog which I really enjoy.  (N.B. My frame may be a 1975 - I'm not 100% certain so any advice on this would be appreciated)

When I bought the frame last year the paint was quite worn but was generally sound, it was however missing the original fork. I wanted to recreate a fork as true to the original bike as possible so I managed to source an original sandcast Fischer-made Cinelli sloping fork crown and drilled fork tangs and entrusted the frame restoration and fork rebuild to Neill Shankland at Atlantic Boulevard in Bury. Neill sourced the Columbus tubing for the fork and steerer and oversaw the frame and fork work, rechroming work, paint, wheel rebuild and other polishing work. Decals exactly matching the original ones on the frame were supplied by Greg Softley in Australia.  I deliberated over keeping the yellow but decided to go with classic Cinelli silver in the end. The paint used was an old Porsche silver but with the metallic flake replaced with a very fine grain - the finish is fantastic and is a good match to the silver used on Cinellis in the early '70s.

I rebuilt the bike using much of the original Nuovo Record groupset that came on the bike but stripped every component down to the last bolt and refurbished everything.  The original wheels were missing so new wheels were built using 60s-mid 70s Fiamme red oval logo rims which were NOS and needed a lot of polishing work, the spokes are Robergel trois etoiles, again NOS. I picked up the lovely early 70's high flange Record hubs in good condition.  Any parts badly worn were replaced like for like with NOS or VGC period correct parts - the Unicanitor saddle, Cinelli 1R stem, Giro D'italia bars and Nuovo Record pedals with strap loops and Bindas for example. I've tried to keep everything as period correct as possible the only concession being the Clement Criterium Tubulars which are from the early 80s but i want to ride the bike and was worried about reliability of anything older."

More photos can be found here.

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Cinelli 1973 SC, no. 2289

Georg's newly discovered 1973 Cinelli SC. Interestingly, it has the BB cutouts of the Brugelmann  "Leggerissimo" model;  this is the second one I've seen with the BB drilled pattern that is not in the yellow/red that distinguishes the Brugelmann Leggerissimo. The first is here, with the serial number of 2238 (note that it however does not have chromed lugs).  This blue CInelli was sold by Sport Altmann in Germany.

Photos of a Brugelmann Leggerissimo, for reference, here.

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Cinelli Super Corsa 4359

My thanks to Peter for terrific close-up photographs of Cinelli SC 4359.

Lack of holes in lugs, old-style Special Corsa decal on seat tube, fender eyelets, and no derailleur cable guides on top of bottom bracket suggests this bike is pre-1970, likely late 60s.

Description:
Seat tube c-to-c 58.5cm, c-to-top 60.0cm
Top tube c-to-c 58.5cm
Seat post 26.2mm
Stem c-to-c 12.5mm
Bars 40cm
Crank 170mm no date stamp
Chainrings 52/45
Freewheel 5 speed 13-15-17-19-22
Toe clips 60mm (I can't remember if this is L or XL)
Missing cables, chain, and brake caliper barrel adjusters.
No dents, no wrinkled paint.

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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 Super Corsa

Jerry, the owner, writes, "The original color was yellow with chromed lugs. I've had the frame repaired as the downtube was slightly damaged, and I had it repainted in the Brugelmann colors. Cyclart did all the work. I know it was not the best choice for value but I love the look of the red detail on the yellow lugs. I have the old Cinelli M71 petals on it and I just love it. The serial number is #1838."

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