[CR]Cinelli Dating

(Example: Framebuilders)

From: "David Bilenkey" <dbilenkey@sympatico.ca>
To: <Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Date: Tue, 2 May 2006 15:05:58 -0400
Subject: [CR]Cinelli Dating

After a bunch of searching I finally found the registry

http://www.cinelliregistry.com/

I'm looking for info on a Cinelli Supercorsa that has a serial number of 8222 (or 82222 I forget). The seller has it equipped with late 80's/early 90's parts, it has only one set of water bottle bosses, top tube cable guides have a sort of round disc shape where they attach to the top tube, and a 2-hole porta catena drop out so I have a hunch it's earlier than the components and possibly in CR timeframe. It also has the 3 holes in the head/down tube lug.

My Supercorsa that has a serial number of 83707 does not have the three holes in the head/down tube lug.

So I'm thinking his frame is more like 1982 after looking at details and serial numbers.

What's the date info on those holes, when did they disappear? Did Supercorsas ever end up with two sets of WB bosses? Any appreciable difference in ride or market value once those three little holes disappear? Or was it all down hill years before? ;-)

Thanks for any info,

David
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David Bilenkey
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
dbilenkey@sympatico.ca