One theory is that Cinelli was more interested in selling bars and stems, which have been well represented in the peloton. The thinking being Cinelli did not want to compete directly with all the manufacturers/teams who were using, in effect marketing, their components. The same would seem to apply under Colombo ownership -- manufacturers might not want to buy tubes from a competitor.
Hugh Thornton Cheshire, England
> Thanks for the interesting replies to what seemed, I am sure, like the
> proverbial stupid question!
>
> A CR List member e-mailed privately saying that Cinelli supplied the USSR
> Olympic cycling team as well.
>
> But it seems that Cinelli did not, say like Legnano, Bianchi, De Rosa etc.,
> supply the famous pro teams. Or did they?
>
> It's a shame the Cinelli Registry is semi-comatose as so many folks revere
> the marque for all the right reasons and there is so little on the web or in
> print on it. I'd love to see Hilary Stone do one of his "Cycling Plus"
> articles on the Speciale Corsa. Surely this is one of the longest in
> production frames??
>
> Peter Kohler
> Washington DC USA