I would like to add that Spence Wolf of Cupertino Bike Shop imported many Cinellis that went to customers primarily on the west coast - many of Spence's bikes were pragmatically equipped for the steep hills in the San Francisio Bay Area. A typical Spence-built Cinelli would be equipped as follows -
Campagnolo Record Derailleurs TA cranks - Cyclotourist, with "triple" option, choice of ratios Campagnolo was an option, of course. Mafac "Top 63" or (later) Competition brakes with "Special booster plate", c'est tres cool Cinelli bar & stem, Ideale saddle, Regina chain & freewheel, Silca pump Campagnolo hubs, Superchamp rims, tied & soldered, with clement setas.
Price of a complete Cinelli in 1965 was in the $150 range. Almost NOBODY wanted fenders! Spence threw 100s of pairs of fenders into the Sunnyvale landfill! However, I have a nifty lapel pin made from the little Cinelli cloisonne' emblem that came on the front fenders.
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Message: 4 Date: Sun, 24 Nov 2002 19:41:07 -0700 From: Chuck Schmidt <chuckschmidt@earthlink.net> Reply-To: chuckschmidt@earthlink.net To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Subject: Re: [CR]1963 cinelli,what parts should be on it-how to tell what model
jimmycue@att.net wrote:
>
> I am buying a chrome 1963 cinelli road bike and was wondering where i can
find
> out what model it is and what parts are correct for that year.
Easiest i.d. is the fork crown. Flat fork crown = Mod. B (Corsa), sloping fork crown = Mod. S.C. (Super Corsa)
Specs. from the Ron Kitching 1960 catalog for Cinelli S.C. bike: Head and bracket fittings: Cinelli finest chrome Chainset: Cinelli super chrome cranks with dural double 47/50 chainrings Chain: Regina special racing Freewheel: Regina 5-speed Gear: Campagnolo Gran Sport 10 speed Handlebars: Cinelli light chrome steel, engraved road model Handlebar stem: Cinelli No. 1 Road in light chrome steel with badge Brakes: Universal Extra 51 dural racing Pedals: Sheffield 673 super dural Toeclips and Straps: Christophe clips with Binda QR chrome straps Saddle: Unica "Nitor" plastic racing on patented pillar Mudguards: Cinelli "Super Corsa" narrow light section metal, enamelled to match frame with chrome center section Pump: Silca Impero special racing Fittings: Campagnolo 649 cable clips, 632 pump pegs with 1030/2 pump adaptor Wheels: Campagnolo small flange quick release hubs on Fiamme dural 27 x 1 1/4 high pressure rims, reinforced stainless spokes, fitted HP tires adn tubes. Optional: less mudguards and fitted with Milremmo 8 3/4 oz. ultra light wood insert "Scheeren" type sprint rims and Milremo "Invulnerabile" super 8 oz. tubular tires
Most Cinellis in the US were sold as frames so you could put anything on it and be sorta correct. By 1963 you could have the Record rear derailleur to go with the front Record derailleur. Cinelli bivalent hubs. Also Campagnolo Record cranks, Record headset, Record pedals, Balilla 61 centerpull brakes or Universal 61 centerpulls would all be OKay.
Chuck Schmidt
SoPas, SoCal