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What is this?

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Cinelli T-Shirt Sale by WCP

World Cycling Productions has a sale now for 6 different Cinelli T-shirts; 30% of. Here. One of the designs (based upon the old steel sign):

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Cino Cinelli with Olympio Bizzi, 1945-1948

Cino Cinelli (wearing jacket with lapel pin) with Olympio Bizzi sometime from 1945-1948. Bizzi was on the Viscontea team during that time. Thanks DB for photo.

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Restoration of a 1959 Cinelli SC

 

Thanks to reader BJ for photos of his restoration of number 6207. Amazing.

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In Search of CAMILOTTO Frames

Mario Camilotto working at Cinelli

Mario Camilotto, a highly regarded framebuilder, also built Cinelli Super Corsa frames in the 1988 to 1991 period. He learned his craft from Pogliaghi.

Later he went on to build approximately 400 frames under his own name. A registry has been started by him to identify the owners of these frames today; only five have been registered as of now. The registry is at www.mariocamilotto.com.

If you have a Camilotto '80 frame/bike, please contact mario.camilotto@gmail.com

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Hobo

Almost thirty years after introducing the Rampichino (mountain bike) in Italy in 1985, Cinelli is shortly unveiling the Hobo. The Hobo is designed for adventure cycling, on and off road. The concept behind the name is: "The “Hobo” refers to the homonymous culture grown in America early twentieth century, based on the voluntary adoption of an adventuring and wandering lifestyle devoted to simplicity, soul searching, honesty, and respect for man and nature."

Three Hobo prototypes were ridden in the Tour d’Afrique 2013. The three month tour left Cairo on January 11th and arrived at the finish in Capetown on May 11th. Details of the final production Hobo have not been announced yet other than we know that the frame will be using Columbus Life tubes and will be TIG welded.

Read on the tour website: "It’s a tough beast and has handled itself very well on some of the toughest roads. With a steel Columbus frame and laid back geometry it absorbs a lot of the impacts of the roughest roads instead of your derriere. It’s also light and sleek enough to cruise on the many paved stretches of the Tour. It doesn’t look to bad either – it is Italian after all."

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Golden Black

Cinelli description of Golden Black model. Click on images to enlarge.

Other Golden Black in CINELLI ONLY here and here. 

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