Originally Posted by canice
yes, older cinelli bars are 26.4mm
i learned this the hard way last weekend when i bought a new salsa stem, thinking my bars were post-switch to 26. and now i have a scratched up bar to show for it, and still my old, way-too-long stem.
Old Aluminum Cinellis are 26.4. Steel Cinellis (which are even older) are 25.4. Charlie you can borrow my Cinelli Criterium bars and Cinelli 9cm stem if you want. They are really close to pista drops in shape, just a bit shallower.