We already talked about the resemblance and attempt by Schwinn to mimic a cinelli in their 1960-1980 paramount line.
I was looking at my early-mid 80's (borderline OT, but Cinelli OT) TREK 500 and I saw that at one point, they went to an IC seat lug with integrated binder bolt - almost identical to cinelli in terms of shaping and function. Was the frame geometry a copy as well ?? Will a Trek bike of this era - in the right 531c tubing - exhibit a ride that is somewhat similar to a cinelli ?? Or are both bikes totally different.
I imagine that the number of people on the list who own both a TREK of this era and a Cinelli is : 0.
- Don Gillies
San Diego, CA