Dirk - May you enjoy your Cinelli for a long time. You ask how to tell if it is an SC or a B model. Let me sharpen the question with another:
I think that the SCs all used the 26.2 seat post, required because the upper part of the seat tube is sleeved (maybe 4 - 5 cm, and easily seen). This is a really nice feature, since it makes it much less likely that the seat post will stick, much easier to adjust, etc. Not having seen a "B" for a long time, did it have this feature?
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The Cinelli I sighted some weeks ago is mine now! I regulary checked the bike parking area in the evenings and eventually it was there again. This time I waited for the owner who hadn't the slightest idea that his bike is something special. He got it for free from an older gentlemen he worked for.
Its in much poorer condition as I thought, but the tubes are straight. See:
http://home.t-online.de/
Serial number is 7073. The original Campagnolo "no RECORD" HF hubs are stamped 62. The seat lug is a typical Cinelli Super Corsa but the fork crown is a traditional one. There's no bb oil port. Is the fork crown the only difference between the SC and Mod B? The "Model XY" label is still partly visible at the seat tube but the right part has gone and its not possible to identify a "SC" or "B". The seat tube has two rainbow stripes with the enscription "Mod Campione del mundo" in the black stripe. Can anyone confirm if its a SC, B or ... The whole frame is chromed with drop outs and head lugs in chrome. The pre- owner has all chrome covered with thick black paint and parts of the frame sprayed with blue paint (fortunately not the decals). It seems to have had the full Campagnolo set of 1962 including seat post, hubs, cranks (155 BCD), bb, head set. (The derailleurs have been swapped but I have correct 1960-63 Gran Sports). The rims are worthless steel clincher rims and I suspect that the red brake lever hoods are also not correct. Looks like a lot of work (and fun). I have the name and adress of the original owner and will try to contact him. Let's see what else is hiiden in the basement of somebody who gives 1962s Cinellis away.