Originally Posted by
repechage
that bike is interesting. There was a fellow out of Hawaii selling on LA Craigslist a Cinelli that looked original paint but had waterbottle and shifter bosses like this bike. The waterbottle points with the stress relievers were not seen before by me, this makes the second bike I have seen with, so indeed set that to the original file.
my approx ‘71 only has brazed on bottom bracket and chainstay guides.
don’t like clamp on waterbottle cages.
Based on observations I've made at Eroica and the information on this timeline
Velo-Retro: Cinelli Timeline, 1974 is the first year with water bottle braze-ons. Note that I am confident in the age of this bike since it was given to me by the original owner who bought it in Naples, Italy.