NOS Cinelli kept in personal heated museum!
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Pursuit bike.
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It seems that many of the better known Italian bike builders did alot of crazy designs on their TT and pursuit bikes. They took some real design chances with them as compared to there more sedate and normal looking road bike designs.
I've seen pictures from Colnago, Bottecchia, Basso, Bianchi, Pinarello and a few others that seemed just about as over-the-top as the Cinelli pictured above. The Colnago bike inspired by Ferrari comes to mind -
And this wild looking Bianchi -
I've seen pictures from Colnago, Bottecchia, Basso, Bianchi, Pinarello and a few others that seemed just about as over-the-top as the Cinelli pictured above. The Colnago bike inspired by Ferrari comes to mind -
And this wild looking Bianchi -
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The subject bicycle is a further development of the Cinelli Laser. The most radical change is not the most evident. It's the extension of the down tube, in front of and below the BB shell, to create a fairing for the leading edge of the rear wheel. It would have been illegal without the inclusion of the vestigial stay below the traditional chainstay.
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I worked on a kilo bike for Rory O'reilly in 1987 or so. It didn't have fancy paint but it did have a lot of features that made it unusually light. It had a conical Turcite head set (all plastic, no metal at all), bullseye cranks, segmented fork, aero section handlebar etc. I will try to find some photos.
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