Re: [CR]Centurion Cinelli

(Example: Bike Shops:R.E.W. Reynolds)

Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2004 16:26:01 -0800 (PST)
From: Jerome & Elizabeth Moos <jerrymoos@sbcglobal.net>
Subject: Re: [CR]Centurion Cinelli
To: Kurt Sperry <haxixe@gmail.com>, Donald Gillies <gillies@cs.ubc.ca>
In-Reply-To: <75d04b48041119154517ae0102@mail.gmail.com>
cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org

I bought a Windsor Pro in 1973 for $365. The same shop was selling a Cinelli Supercorsa for $500. I didn't then see enough difference in quality then to pay the extra money for the Cinelli. I still don't, although in terms of collector value today, I'd have been better off to buy the Cinelli. But collector value and quality are two different things.

Regards,

Jerry Moos Houston, TX

Kurt Sperry <haxixe@gmail.com> wrote: Sure looks like a Windsor Pro. In 1974 Ann Arbor Cyclery had a Windsor Pro and a Cinelli SC hanging adjacent in their shop. Virtually every construction detail and piece on the bike was identical to the Cinelli. The only differences appeared to be the quality of construction, chrome and paint. The Cinelli cost double, or nearly so and was probably worth it.

Kurt Sperry Bellingham WA

On Fri, 19 Nov 2004 15:29:02 -0800 (PST), Donald Gillies wrote:
> Is there also a "Windsor" cinelli bicycle, all campagnolo / weinmann,
> that was made in the late 1970's ?? As an existence proof, here is a
> rusted one that didn't sell (yet) on ebay :
>
> < http://ebay.com/<blah>
>
> made in Mexico and The decal says columbis tubing with Campy dropouts,
> molteni orange, but no Cinelli bottom bracket, and Patent 72 rear
> nuovo record derailleur.
>
> - Don Gillies
> San Diego, CA