INOXPRAN Team Cycling Jersey

Cinelli, Campagnolo, Pentole Posate INOXPRAN Team cycling jersey.

The Inoxpran cycling team began in 1979. The Inoxpran team achieved success with Italian Giovanni Battaglin who won in the period of a month and a half in 1981 two Grand Tours in with the 1981 Giro d'Italia and the 1981 Vuelta a España. Battaglin was the second rider in history to achieve this Giro-Vuelta double after Eddy Merckx who achieved the double in 1973. Roberto Visentini had been the Inoxpran team leader in 1983 when he finished second overall in the 1983 Giro d'Italia.

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Cinelli Gentleman's Bike ca.1949

My friend John writes of his Cinelli, "I purchased this black Cinelli in Italy in December 2009. I believe it to be a 1949 or 1950 model. It had been badly spray painted fluorescent green, but had all the correct badges and CINELLI headset. Many of the parts have been replaced as a part of the restoration. Note the "CINELLI" marked hubs, brake calipers, headset, and crankset. The bars are extremely rare Cinelli SPORT."

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Cinelli Handlerbar Tape Belts by Pantsfix

Pantsfix, the idea of an Italian designer, is offering belts and accessories, made from handlebar tape. The "Black Carbone" (top photo) is embossed with "Cinelli".

Pantsfix has offered the availability of 5 promotional codes for Italian Cycling Journal (my main blog) readers using the € currency until September 30, 2010. Each code is a 10 € reduction on a belt (40€ minimum order). Use the contact form, mentioning ITALIAN CYCLING JOURNAL, to request the code.

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Cino Cinelli Olive Oil

Spotted by La Gazzetta della Bici at a bike shop in Japan: Cino Cinelli olive oil bottles.

Who knows more about the Cinelli olive oil production?

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Vélo-Rétro Vintage Bicycle T-Shirts

My friends over at Velo-Retro are offering free shipping (to USA) on any Cinelli style T-shirt order during the Tour de France; offer ends July 25th. The high quality T-shirts are available in 6 sizes and 17 colors. See here, and then click on brands for more details.

Contact them to let them know you're taking advantage of the offer and your shipping amount will be refunded after you order.

1978 Cinelli Clothing, Design by Alchimia

Mendini and Guerriero of Alchimia contributed to the making of this series of unique clothing.

Photo: Cinelli

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Cinelli Mission Statement

The Cinelli mission statement as published on their Facebook page:

This is Gruppo Mission, which Cinelli has translated as:

In bike we trust!

People who have a purpose in life are lucky: our purpose is to improve the life of others (bicycle riders). Although the bicycle has already been invented, we're still optimistic. Our history tells us that nothing is impossible; all we have to do is look beyond the present.

This way a handlebar must turn into a handlebar which didn't exist yet, A bike ribbon must turn into a bike ribbon which didn't exist yet, A bike must turn into a bike which didn't exist yet.

We apply Design principles to our products, but also to our company. Design is not just looks. Design means shape, first project, outline, technology, technique, materials, innovation, creativeness, function, quality, uniqueness, know-how, emotion. We want every product to have an Idea, since, if it is a copy, it cannot be Cinelli. However, the road to the mission is long and not easy at all.

One has to learn the ABC or better, the LPK of bicycles:

Loving,
Practising,
Knowing.

We have to get to know every detail, and not just because we are used to racing them. We love them and appreciate their history. Our head is in the future, but our feet have been standing on solid ground every since 1943 when Cino Cinelli won the Milan-Sanremo race.

At Cinelli we keep in step with our times, we know who Duchamp and Kurt Cobain are. We are curious: about art, music, design, other sports. We don't think Berghaus is a new kind of medicine, and we don't think Mark Newson or Philip Stark are two football players. Our roots are in Milan: and this is an advantage in many ways. Being able to grasp the aspects which have made this city a centre of international culture is of fundamental importance, and helps us to achieve our goal.

We make use of everything in order to achieve our goal: new technologies, sophisticated materials, experienced technicians, very strict tests, state of the art tools, but also art shows and design competitions. Because bicycles are something which evolve constantly, they are an infinite
project. Only new stimulations and new ideas can help us create the product which is a synthesis of (our) dreams and visions.