Re: [CR]Early Cinelli Frame Materials

(Example: Framebuilding:Restoration)

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From: "John Waner" <x76911s@socal.rr.com>
Subject: Re: [CR]Early Cinelli Frame Materials
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2006 19:55:47 -0800
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I have a pre-drilled lug Cinelli SC, it has a Reynolds frame tube decal and on one of the chain stays the columbus logo can be faintly seen stamped into the tube. Oil ports on the BB and # 1024 John Waner Huntington Beach, CA. USA

On Mar 20, 2006, at 7:40 PM, Kurt Sperry wrote:
> My '71 Speciale Corsa is in 531.
>
> Kurt Sperry
> Bellingham WA
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> On 3/20/06, JEFFERY Pyzyk <appraisalresourcegroup@msn.com> wrote:
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>> I've noticed a few pictures of earlier Cinellis (pre drilled lugs)
>> with
>> original paint that are wearing Reynolds 531 stickers rather than the
>> mor
> e
>> familiar Columbus SL sticker. I have read that Cinelli switched
>> early on
>> to
>> Columbus from Reynolds, but the bikes I've seen were described as
>> models
>> from the 1960's. Does anyone know how long Reynolds tubing was used
>> on
>> Cinelli frames? Were both tubing types ever used for a period of time
>> concurrently? On a related topic, does anyone know if different
>> tubing
>> was
>> used on the Model B from the S.C.?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Jeff Pyzyk, Milwaukee, WI
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