'72/'73 Rose Cinelli SC

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07-06-12 | 05:48 PM

#26

1987

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Bikes: Cinelli SC 1971, Daccordi 1985

Wow!
Where did you find it?

07-06-12 | 05:53 PM

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repechage

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That is an attractive bike. I don't write handsome, as it's close to pink.

07-06-12 | 06:18 PM

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vjp

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Handsome applies to women also....

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Originally Posted by repechage

That is an attractive bike. I don't write handsome, as it's close to pink.

07-06-12 | 06:29 PM

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bibliobob

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From: Sacramento, CA

Bikes: '64 Bianchi CDM, '62ish Altenburger Cinelli Mod B, '63-64 Cinelli SC, 69 Rene Herse Competition, '71 Gitane SC, '73 Cinelli SC, '73-74 Colnago Super,, '73-74 Cinelli SC, '78ish counterfeit Confente, '82 Medici Gran Turismo, '67ish Mondia Speciale

Great story on the bike.

I bought it from an extremely nice, decent, honest young guy who listed it on the DC CL. A stand-up guy, that was great to deal with.

He didn't know much about vintage bikes, but was selling it at the suggestion of a local Cinelli dealer. He was planning on using it on a long tour on the West Coast, and then to use it for a job that involved watering trees via bicycle! The Cinelli rep suggested that he sell the old one and buy a brand new carbon rig to tour on

It gets better. The young man received the bike from a friend in Texas who called him and told him that he saw a nice old bike in the back of a scrapper's truck. The young man sent his friend $100 to ship it to him!

So, this bike has now been saved twice! And, though I paid a decent sum of money for it, the young guy and I both got great deals!

07-06-12 | 06:47 PM

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satbuilder

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There aren't any "head hits wall" emoticons here

that's about as close as I can get.

Pays to keep your eyes peeled on CL. That was one heck of a buy. I'm sure I wasn't far behind you.

Very nice. Time for another brew.

07-07-12 | 12:04 AM

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Citoyen du Monde

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From: Vancouver Island

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Originally Posted by Picchio Special

You've still got those I hope? Believe it or not, I was thinking of a different bike owned and sold by a CR lister. I had forgotten yours were that color. That's way I wrote "had" a buddy instead of "have" a buddy.
Also have a buddy who sold me a great-riding yellow Grandis.

I still have them, but sooner or later they will be sold as they are too small and are not being ridden. I guess when I find a bike that I want more...