Pretty damn cool

That is really cool! I would be interested if this is some fully handcrafted thing, or some rare Japanese model set. In the 80-90's Protar made 1:9 scale bikes, Saronni Colnago Mexico, Raleigh Team, Legnan, Bianchi Specialissima and probalby others beside countless motorcycle models, but this is a different level..

While not impossible… the bike appears full scale and the hand and shadows via photoshop. I guess I would like to see in process images.

the Protar bikes from my observation were the same basic geometry and castings for the frame and fork, spokes

Funny you say that, I was thinking about that one as well, but knowing some people do such stuff for fun and Japanese are famous about their tradition in detailed handwork as well, I thought why couldn't it be.

So, after posting the above, I thought Google is our friend, and found this: https://www.rennrad-news.de/forum/th...gruppe.190027/

just wow... and +1 for the guy building the Ferrari model in the video as well.

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German and a content pass.
the way of things.

Frame a bit undersized, but fenders, racks, belt driven and single speed. What’s not to like?

Working sprung brakes, probably suntour cable housing. Pletscher rack and pot-metal saddle not doing any favours.

Nice tyre tread pattern. Who needs brake pads when the gnome’s leading the way?

I'm building a 1/12 scale Confente. Where can I source some 2 - 51.83333333 tires with supple sidewalls?

I’d say all of the above.

the Cinelli is fantastic.

but on another note;



is Santa swingin' a chubby?

It’s a child’s teddy bear he’s balancing.

I saw that Cinelli post today as well, then checked the builder's page. He's a fine craftsman from what I can tell.

Holy cr@p to both the miniature bicycles and the 312 Ferrari! Way back I wanted to build a small boat. One piece of advice came from Harold Payson the author of Instant Boats was before building the full size boat, build a miniature. He was right. I could work out all the details in about a day what would take a week or more full sized. I ended up building about a 12 scale boats that I was interested in.

While this does tempt me into making bike frames in miniature to get the details around tire clearance and the rear triangle worked out, this Cinelli miniature is just another level of attention and execution of detail. I thought it was photoshopped. I was looking at the tires, chain, cable guides, chrome lugs, spoke nipples and tire valves and the proportions looked pretty good. The spoke nipples may be slightly chunky, but that is splitting hairs and even more so, because the wheels were built with spokes that seem to be to scale, the wheels are true and the brakes work.

Sheldon Brown had one of his gag webpages talking about taking removing all the rivets in the chain, cleaning each link and reassembling. Did they photoetch the links to make over 200 miniature links, create bushings and rivets and assemble the chain link by link?

How were the tires made? I am going to guess tubulars and sewn up. Then how was the inner tube made. If it were me, I'd skip all that pneumatic tire stuff and just put some sort of foam bucatini in. This build is so detailed and true to the original I wouldn't be surprised if it had inner tubes and held air.

This Cinelli model is incredible!

modelers are a mad bunch in general, fueled by the aftermarket & cottage industiries

to wit: Chain Set 5: '09 YZR M1