Marinoni
 

I just picked up a Marinoni special with the serial number 4211 on the bottom of the crank tube. It is all original and in great shape. Just looking for more info on this bike. And roughly what year it would have been built.

Thanks Mike

I also have a Marinoni Special. Pics of yours would help.

I have a few pics. What is the easiest way to attach them?

I use photobucket. Then copy the URL link.

http://i384.photobucket.com/albums/o...l/100_1805.jpgThanks! I'll add them shortly

Here is some more shotshttp://i384.photobucket.com/albums/o...l/100_1810.jpg

And one morehttp://i384.photobucket.com/albums/o...l/100_1815.jpg

Beautiful.
I am jealous of the fleur-de-lis on the fork crown.
I am going to guess mid 80's but I am sure others here that are more knowledgeable will chime in.
My bike is just a bit small, yours would fit perfectly. What a sweet ride!

Thanks for the info. I may try e-mailing the manufacturer.

Here is a pic of my 88'.
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b4.../DSC02161a.jpg
Here are my fork crowns.
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b4...0/DSC02164.jpg

nice looking bike. I will try to get some better pics tomorrow. It was gwetting dark out when I shot these ones

Mike

I love Marinonis. The blue one is mid-80's. If you contact Marinoni directly, they can probably let you know more about it. Friendly folks there, in my experience.
Thanks for the pics, guys.

1976 Marinoni...
 

I have a very similar Marinoni and I got it with no defined pedigree. I did send several clear pictures to Marinoni company, asking for information pertaining to the bicycle.

Mine is either late 1975 or early 1976 and would have been fitted with full Campagnolo NR components with a Cinelli steering stem and handlebars (old logo of course). The rims would be NISI tubulars, laced to NR high flange hubs and the saddle, Brooks "Professional".

The Marinoni "Quebec" (my nickname for the bike) offers a great ride and I have put many miles on it. The bicycle, sadly, had been powder coated by the previous owner but looks so good that I do not have the heart to put it back to original condition.

The pictures I have of the "Quebec" are poor so I will not bore you with them. There are some pretty good shots of the bicycle on Wool Jersey, under the title of Canadian Collector for those who are interested.

I found a Marinoni and emailed the serial number to Marinoni and they got back to me in an afternoon. On mine, the paint had filled in the serial number on the bottom bracket but there is another copy of the number on the steer tube as well and they were able to track down all of the pertinent information. Mine was a four digit number and they could tell me the year of manufacture, tubing type, etc, once they had the number.

Nice bike.

FYI, Marinoni is still very much making bikes... I own a new Piuma from 2008/9 :) I don't know if they still do lugged custom, although an inquiry on a replacement threaded fork seemed to indicate so, but they do some fine contemporary steel and TI work. In fact, their steel framesets are *very* reasonably priced when you compare them with boutique fabricators. IIRC, $800-$900 CA for a Columbus Spirit frameset.