Re: [CR]Cinelli logo question

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From: <hersefan@comcast.net>
To: gene <genebalk@gmail.com>, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR]Cinelli logo question
Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2007 22:45:43 +0000


Yes,

Many Cinelli bars did not have typical engraving near the stem and where just plain. But - all steel Cinelli bars I belive have a model number by the bar end from what I recall. Not typical numbers - look for something like a 14 or a 16 if my brain is working today.

Mike Kone in Boulder CO


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From: gene

> Hi all

\r?\n> The CR archives helped answer one of my questions, but not the other. I

\r?\n> was wondering about the stem and bars on the Paramount track bike that I

\r?\n> recently acquired and posted a picture of on here yesterday. The original

\r?\n> owner who sold it to me was certain that the stem and bars were Cinelli.

\r?\n> The stem certainly looks like an old chromed Cinelli track stem, but has no

\r?\n> badge or stamp, so initially I thought he must have been mistaken. But

\r?\n> looking through the archives on here, I found out that indeed there were

\r?\n> unstamped Cinelli stems made specifically for Paramounts (not sure why,

\r?\n> though). However, the chromed track bars don't have any logos like you'd

\r?\n> normally see on Cinelli bars. I haven't been able to find anything about

\r?\n> this in the archives. So, does anyone know, were there unstamped Cinelli

\r?\n> track bars?

\r?\n> Thanks!

\r?\n> Gene Balk

\r?\n> Seattle, WA