iab

I won the frame at the start of November and I finished it 5 months later. I need to do a couple of minor, anal-retentive changes, but I had to finish and take her for a ride.

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iab

And the rest...

spider-man

That is achingly beautiful. Early 1960s, I presume?

bigwoo

Congrats, it's absolutely gorgeous!!

Man, do I ever love the 6th decal down, "Cinelli Milano" with a knights head, a serpent eating the king (or maybe the king's serpent eating an enemy??), etc,... too cool!


The crankset really drew my attention also

dbakl

Wow, nice!

unworthy1

Mmmmmm...patina!

stevesurf

Absolutely beautiful. Ahhh the Cinelli Dropouts. Hi flange hubs, articulated quick release levers, engraved handlebars. Even the Christophe Toe Clips, which I seem to have a pair that I am not using should you need an extra(I hope I can find them ) I suddenly have an urge for Rigatoni a Quattra Fromage!

erikasberg

Wow. That is stunning. The patina is what really does it for me though, sure NOS bikes from the 60´s are very nice in a museumeish sort of way but this is just fantastic. Congrats.
/Erik

iab

My best guess is 1955-1960.

vjp

Did you get the parts with the bike or did you gather them seperately? My Mod. B frame looks to be about the same era and it is #6160 I am curious if your # is close, although the Cinelli #'s as you know are a total Cluster F*K.

I am not an expert but I think that your FD is mounted on the wrong side of the seat tube, the ones I have seen in person were all in front of the seat tube. The clamping nut is at an angle so that there is clearance from the rear tire and fender, it shouldn't be hanging out in front like it is.

looks great!

vjp

Otis

Love the Cinelli and you've inspired me to share my almost finished early 60's project, that is a similar build and patina. Just waiting on an inner chainring to button it up. My bike is about a '63, all Record except for the 3-piece GS hubs like your Cinelli.

iab

You have got to bring that to Chicago for my vintage ride, that is sweet. The derailleurs are especially great.

iab

The guy who sold the bike parted it out. I got the frame/fork, headset, crank, BB, spindle, pedals, toe clips, Huret TdF RD, Weinmann rims, Atom hubs and 4-speed freewheel (I have the RD and rims, I chose to also get the upgraded Campy GS hubs, Regina freewheel and GS RD). What I didn't get was the Titan adjustable stem, Maes bars, Ballila brakes (the previous owner kept those), and the Cyclo FD (I did get the same make and model at a later time when I had the money). There was no seatpost or saddle.

Honestly, I didn't want the adjustable stem and bars, I wanted those to be Cinelli (keeping it in the family) and I could never find a set of the Ballila brakes so I went with the Universals. As you can see, the post is a 26.4, I took it to the machine shop and had them take off the .1 mm. The total cost of the post and machining was $40 versus the $105 I saw for a 26.2.

As for the FD, thanks for the information, I will have to try that. When I was building the bike, the FD was rubbing, you can read about it here. https://www.bikeforums.net/bicycle-mechanics/285073-adjusting-fd-question-old-timers.html
By switching the clamping ring I may get that distance that was missing. Also, by moving it forward, it should be easier to reach for my old bones.

Almost forgot, the serial number is #6073, very close to yours, it could mean something, or not.

ozneddy

this is one cool thread,with two cool bikes,can life get any better ?

iab

I don't think so. I tried it and it could work that way but the cage does not align with the chain rings as it does in the pictures when I put it in the forward position. There is no way to "twist" it to align with the rings. The back part of the cage plates could move the chain, but it would look odd.

Gary Fountain

Thankyou iab - The bike is breathtaking and the photo's are wonderful. Thankyou also to Otis.

A couple of truely magnificent bicycles.

DoshKel

Oh my god your Cinelli is beautiful. Amazing.

nlerner

Beautiful build. That defines Classic & Vintage, for sure.

Neal

el twe

VERY nice work. A true classic.

USAZorro

Wow. Both those bikes are beautiful.

iab, don't you have another bike you're building up still? I thought you won two bikes in rapid succession back in November.

iab

Thank you.

The other bike is my Olmo fixie. https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...highlight=olmo

I finished it about a month ago, what's funny is that it was about 20 degrees warmer when I rode that for the first time.

charlisity

Well done! These are great examples of the kind of bikes that stop most of us in our tracks. Congratulations to both of you.

USAZorro

My weather is your weather from 1-2 days ago.

Missed seeing the Olmo for some reason. Very nicely done, but the stem/handlebar connection looks (I'll be delicate here) unusual.

iab

Really, how so? I am still pretty much a noob at the C&V stuff so there is no way to offend me. Are the bars supposed to be above the stem? I have seen that set-up but I figured you would want to be as low as possible. Since I use it as a commuter and the ride is only 35 minutes each way, it isn't uncomfortable and I was going for that hip, messenger look (hmmm, that sounds like a mid-life crisis to me ).