Kurt Sperry wrote:
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> Maybe it's the photos but that may be the worst looking "gold plating" I've ever seen. Is it me or does that bike strike anyone else as perhaps a little amateurish looking? Maybe it's just the photos. The name is uncomfortably close to Cinelli too. Hmmmmm... I hope this isn't somebody here's bike LOL
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> Kurt Sperry
> Bellingham WA
Marina del Rey bike shop (located just to the south of Santa Monica, CA) had three of these in the 1980s. They didn't get sold for years and years and finally the owner of the shop, George Garvey, got so frustrated that he had two of them painted in some color other than the satin black they came in. The ones he had also had 24kt. plated parts! Finally sold two of the three, but never did sell the last one (satin black with 24kt. gold and 24kt. gold parts).
I think they were just too ostentatious for even people in the Marina del Rey area (probably too much for Beverly Hills too).
Remember all the gold plated Colnagos from the late 1970s? They are a big hit at the trade shows but not so popular with potential customers I think.
I guess eBay will show us the current market value of a Cellini ;)
Chuck Schmidt South Pasadena, CA
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