List,
I'm sure Ken won't mind me copying his email to the list. I'm curious if anyone else has heard of/knows anything about the Cinelli Monza? I never heard of, or saw it in any catalogs and am _very_ curious!!!
Chuck Schmidt South Pasadena, California
Wallace, Kenneth wrote:
>
> Chuck,
> The Monza appears to be a fairly traditional Cinelli but maybe more towards
> a touring geometry. Long Decal with Cinelli Monza in same sized letters.
> It came with drop bars, Cinelli steel badged stem, tubulars, fenders and has
> eyelets. Jim Cunningham was not familiar with the model, but Georgio
> Andretta (owner of Gita) said he had one back in Italy when he was a young
> man. All of the marking (Mod. SC) seem to indicate that it was not a second
> tier model.
>
> The Crank has simplex chainrings (45/50, if memory serves me correctly).
> The owner had changed to Mafac centerpulls. I have been looking for
> Universal 51's, which is what it came with, but the only set I've found is
> much too short a reach for the rear.
> Ken
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chuck Schmidt [mailto:chuckschmidt@earthlink.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2001 10:41 PM
> To: Wallace, Kenneth
> Subject: Cinelli Monza?
>
> HI Ken,
>
> You mentioned: Cinelli Monza (1961 with Record derailleurs, Stronglight
> cottered crank with Simplex rings)?
>
> I have a 1960 Cinelli SC. I got mine as a semi crushed frame from Ric
> at Wheelsmith years ago. I had the frame retubed and restored by Brian
> Baylis and equiped it with bivalent hubs, Gran Sport rear and Record
> front derailleurs, Brooks Campagnolo Model saddle, Cinelli steel bars
> and stem, Universal 51 brakes, and steel Cinelli five-pin cranks with TA
> Professional adapter and chainrings. I had the choice of using either a
> three-pin or five-pin steel Cinelli crank. The three-pin had the
> Italian Simplex chainrings and the five-pin had the T.A. Professional
> adapter and rings. I went with the five-pin because the rings ran truer
> and it seemed a more modern crank compared to the three-pin. It was a
> real tough choice and I'm still questioning my decision.
>
> Could you tell me more about your bike (never heard of a Monza), the
> crank and rings, etc.
>
> Regards,
> Chuck Schmidt