Re: was, [CR]Cinelli Fully Sloping Fork Crown, now Cinelli Hub vintage

HM & SS Sachs wrote:
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> Darnit. Dirk Feeken's response to Eric Elman's question about sloping crowns introduces another "wow." Dirk notes
> http://www.cyclo-24.de/history/11/index_en.htm, at Carsten Rehbein's web site, which has a nice picture and history. The history implies that the Cinelli hubs date back to the first Cinellis (1974), as well as cotterless cranks. Somehow, that doesn't seem right. Anyone have data on first appearance of the Cinelli bivalent hubs? They are shown (if i recall correctly) in the CONI book.

>From CR archives:

Archive-URL: http://search.bikelist.org/getmsg.asp?Filename=classicrendezvous.10102.1104.eml Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2001 18:26:03 -0800 From: Chuck Schmidt <chuckschmidt@earthlink.net> Subject: [CR]Date of Cinelli Bivalent Hub

CYCLING (English newsprint magazine), December 18, 1963 reporting on the Milan Show mentions "one of the sensations of the show were the Cinelli interchangeable front and rear wheels." Shown in the photos is the 3-piece steel barrel and alloy flange version.

The article mentions the hubs being generally available (in England) by the middle of 1964. The first ad I have come across advertising the hub is a CYCLING Ron Kitching ad in 1965.

The article also mentions that they will be jointly imported by Ron Kitching, Hookstone Park, Hookston Chase, Harrogate, Yorks, and the Holdsworthy Col. Ltd., Lullington Road, London, S.E.20, and the price, including "block" is likely to be about £12 a pair in 36/36 drilling.

Chuck Schmidt South Pasadena, California http://www.velo-retro.com (NEW list of reprints and T-shirts)

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