1985 Cinelli Supercorsa SLX with first-gen Campagnolo C-Record group
04-26-15, 01:05 PM
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Wow, just wow!
That is beautiful! Perfect geometry. Looks fast just standing still. And red and Italian? It just goes together!
I hope I run into you on the streets someday. I'd love to see that Cinelli in person!
That is beautiful! Perfect geometry. Looks fast just standing still. And red and Italian? It just goes together!
I hope I run into you on the streets someday. I'd love to see that Cinelli in person!
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Some objects, including bikes, have QUALITY infused into them to a degree where it's apparent just looking at them. This is sure one of them!
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Not for me. High flange hubs would look weird to me on this epitome of 1980s Italian cycling style. Low flange is more to my taste. I really only like high flange hubs on mid 1970s and earlier racing bikes for no particular reason other than looking at bikes on the internet, old pro photos and movies have shaped my tastes that way.
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I recommend swapping out the existing "Cobalto" brake nut with a regular one. And put the nice one in your parts box. Otherwise you will come home from a ride and notice it fell off somewhere 30 miles from your house.
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04-26-15, 01:52 PM
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Beautiful bike. If you plan on riding it, and no selling (that seems to be your MO), I would recommend going modern Campagnolo w/Neutron wheels, or some handbuilts.
I own a 1984 Cinelli SC that was the last bike I bought new. They do not have the panache of the older Cino bikes, but they ride every bit as good. It's not my favorite bike to ride, but I'd never sell it.
I own a 1984 Cinelli SC that was the last bike I bought new. They do not have the panache of the older Cino bikes, but they ride every bit as good. It's not my favorite bike to ride, but I'd never sell it.
04-26-15, 08:13 PM
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Thank you all! Responding to some questions:
I had noticed that as well, and already had a pair of gems on order when I created the post
Can't say I ever foresaw the day I'd be applying fake gems to bicycle components 
No engravings on the crank arm, so I am guessing the group is an '86 (which makes sense, given that both the purchase and the build occurred in '86).
To my knowledge, the seller isn't a member here.
Thank you Moz, looking good
700x18 Specialized Turbo R clinchers- easily the narrowest tire I've ever run. The tread - well, there is no tread - is like a full-on racing slick, which strikes me as a little sketchy for road use, especially the rutted roads we have here in NYC
The seller says they are fine for road use (I guess that depends on the kinds of roads); time will tell.
Same to you. Looks like you have a great collection!
Naively, may I ask why? (Is there something about the Omega Strada hardox's performance that I should know about?)
You can get replica cobalto gems on ebay for about 10 bucks. I'm sorry for pointing out the one tiny thing I saw wrong on your amazing bike. Does the crank arm have a 4 or a 5 engraved on it? If it has a 4 it is a prototype first gen. If it has a 5 it is a 1985 group.
I had noticed that as well, and already had a pair of gems on order when I created the post
Can't say I ever foresaw the day I'd be applying fake gems to bicycle components No engravings on the crank arm, so I am guessing the group is an '86 (which makes sense, given that both the purchase and the build occurred in '86).
To my knowledge, the seller isn't a member here.
Thank you Moz, looking good
700x18 Specialized Turbo R clinchers- easily the narrowest tire I've ever run. The tread - well, there is no tread - is like a full-on racing slick, which strikes me as a little sketchy for road use, especially the rutted roads we have here in NYC
The seller says they are fine for road use (I guess that depends on the kinds of roads); time will tell.Same to you. Looks like you have a great collection!
Naively, may I ask why? (Is there something about the Omega Strada hardox's performance that I should know about?)
04-27-15, 11:12 AM
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No, nothing wrong with them at all. I was speaking of going to modern Campagnolo components, and using Neutrons because of their traditional spoke pattern, which I think looks better on classic steel bikes.
04-27-15, 11:20 AM
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Just Wow!
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04-27-15, 11:25 AM
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Amazing. Cinelli really had a hell of a flair for a long time. I'm not sure I like their more recent stuff.
I rode a very old Cinelli track bike at Kissena Velodrome, and they also knew how to make a bike that rides great.
I rode a very old Cinelli track bike at Kissena Velodrome, and they also knew how to make a bike that rides great.
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04-27-15, 11:30 AM
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That is gorgeous! Nice score. Was it a local NYC pick up?
04-27-15, 12:51 PM
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Thanks. It was an upstate NY pickup- but not too far upstate
04-27-15, 02:06 PM
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@aixaix owns it and let me try it. He may have pictures of it.
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04-27-15, 02:11 PM
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That is a beauty Tom...I like the one he had painted that had apparently sat around for 20 + years without being finished; I thought long and hard about buying that a long while back.
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@aixaix owns it and let me try it. He may have pictures of it.
Older photos with bilious background. I've since changed the tape to blue & took off the brake. The thing looks almost new, which is a miracle given the fragile decals & paint.
Noglider looked like such a champion on it!
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https://www.flickr.com/photos/281640...7627343204674/
Older photos with bilious background. I've since changed the tape to blue & took off the brake. The thing looks almost new, which is a miracle given the fragile decals & paint.
Noglider looked like such a champion on it!
Older photos with bilious background. I've since changed the tape to blue & took off the brake. The thing looks almost new, which is a miracle given the fragile decals & paint.
Noglider looked like such a champion on it!
04-27-15, 03:30 PM
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...unless you calculated my actual speed and realized you weren't watching a movie in slow motion.
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04-28-15, 08:55 AM
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Yeah, better to look fast than to be fast.
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Is that a modern one, @icepick_trotsky? Their track bikes look nothing like that.
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Is that a modern one, @icepick_trotsky? Their track bikes look nothing like that.
FRAMES, Track, SuperCorsa-Pista*| Cinelli-USA
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04-28-15, 09:23 AM
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Thanks for the link. I browsed all of their frames. Their non-retro models look pretty bad to me. Oh well.
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