Hey, Cinelli M71's are a classic collector's item. It's only that buying them should involve a 10 day waiting period, while the FBI conducts a background check to make sure the buyer isn't crazy enough to actually ride them.
Regards,
Jerry "still haven't figured out exactly what to do with my Death Pedals" Moos
Lsquaredb@aol.com wrote:
> I took a look around my basementand found:
> Columbus seatpost
> 3 Gran Turismos
> 1 pr M71's 1I pr Synchro 1 levers
> 1 single pulley Sport on a bike
> AVA stems and bars
> 1 dead Superbe Tech rear derailleur
> Lotsa Valentinos and Veloxes
> Lotsa Plastic Simplex junk
> Lotsa Cyclo Bends-A-Lot
>
> I probably should get a Lambert fork, bivalent hubs, and a lugged I-bike to
> round out the collection ;-)
>
> Leonard Bulger
> Ann Arbor
>
> Harvey wrote:
> Here's a short list, inspired by the "should have known better:"Campag Sport
> derailleur, and the other one-jockey-wheel units. As the freewheel cog gets
> smaller, it progressively engages fewer teeth, guaranteeing early failure by
> skipping. All this because someone was too lazy to look at the relative
> friction losses of chain deflections and stuff.Campag Gran Turismo Rear Chain
> Strangler. Heavy enough to emulate a tandem by itself. Shift waulity worse
> than old plastic Simplex. All in all, a thoroughly useless bit of junk --
> not quite heavy enough for a good boat anchor.Cinelli M-71 WidowMaker Pedals.
> When lying on one's side after an "incident," really, really, awkward to
> reach the release lever to get out. If the accident hadn't sheared it clean
> off.Early Cinelli Bi-Valent hubs, which managed to kill a brilliant concept
> by making the parts too fragile for intended use.Boy, do I have enemies
> now!harvey sachs(who has one bike with the Cinellis stuff, for gentle riding)