Moos, Jerry wrote:
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> I think the Cinelli Starship is just about the ugliest two wheeled vehicle I
> have ever seen, or maybe it's really only in the top 10, but the contrast
> with an elegant 70's era Cinelli SC is what pushes it to the top of my
> personal ugliness list.
I wasn't going to comment since it is just more stuff off topic. I even deleted my post before I sent it, but since Jerry persists...
My local bike shop has a Cinelli Starship and I _love_ it... no, make that, I LOVE IT! I'd buy it in a heartbeat if I had the $4000 or so dollars to spend. More cutting-edge Italian design; time doesn't stand still.
I have a 100pt 1960 Cinelli SC in silver and I'd love to have the Starship as a companion bike. Ride them both alternate days...
Beauty, as they say, is in the eye of the beholder.
Chuck Schmidt South Pasadena, California
http://www.velo-retro.com (Timeline, reprints and T-shirts)