Steven,
Thank you for contacting Andrea Cinelli and clearing up a mystery! Amazing how such a simple thing can lead to confusion. This list is an incredible resource.
Mike Short, Austin Texas.
On Mon, 22 Sep 2003 03:09:06 +0000 themaaslands@comcast.net writes:
> Following the debate recently about the significance of the SC on
> Cinelli
> bikes, I wrote to Andrea Cinelli to see if he could shed any light
> onto the
> matter. His response was:
>
> "Le etichette "Speciale Corsa" e "Supercorsa" identificano lo
> stesso
> modello di telaio o bici: venivavo abbreviate "S.C.", in cui la "S"
> indicava
> "Speciale" o "Super", mentre la "C" indicava "Corsa", per
> differenziare il
> modello più economico: "modello B"."
>
> Which translates to: The labels Speciale corsa and supercorsa
> identified the
> same model of frame or bike: they were abbreviated "S.C.", in whihc
> the "S"
> indicated "Speciale" or "Super", whereas the "C" indicated "Corsa",
> to
> differentiate from the more economical model: "Modello B."
>
> "Avevamo temporaneamente esaurito un' etichetta e per un equivoco
> dello
> stampatore la lettera "S" ha avuto due significati diversi. Errori
> simili
> succedevano in passato anche con i francobolli con grande
> "soddisfazione"
> dei collezionisti che lucravano prezzi più alti sul mercato."
>
> Which translates to: We had temporarily run out of a label and due
> to a
> printer's error, the letter "S" had two different meanings. Similar
> errors have
> also happened in the past with postage stamps to the great
> "satisfaction" of
> collectors who have sought more lucrative prices on the market.
>
> It would therefore appear that there is no intended difference
> whatsoever
> between the two denominations.
>
>
> --
> Steven Maasland
> Moorestown, NJ
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