Last I heard (10 years ago?), Bruce Svihus was living in Salida, CO. Love the guy, but he's....
He was the 7 Eleven Velodrome director in Colorado Springs, CO during the mid-late 1980's and the '86 Worlds when I was the USCF Technical Director.
Sorry, all story's and history are most confidential...wait for the book.
Andy Bohlmann Colorado Springs, CO USA
http://www.sandcreekpsports.com and http://www.tourofcolorado.com
<classicrendezvous@bikelist.org> Sent: Friday, December 21, 2007 6:26 PM Subject: Re: [CR]cinelli weirdness
> Subject: [CR]cinelli weirdness
>
>
> Randy wrote:
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> 290192703724 (ebay #)
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>> wild claims by the owner and a real platypus of a bike. is this even a
> cinelli? anyone know mr. svihus?
>
> Yes, I'm sure it is a Cinelli.
>
> Most Northern California bike racers in Europe went to Cinelli because
> they
> were introduced to them via Cupertino Bike Shop (including me) and because
> Signora Cinelli spoke perfect english and was very accomodating.
>
> Yes, Bruce Svihus was a Nor Cal bike racer (Belmont Bicycle Club) when I
> knew him and he went to Europe in the early '60's as some kind of U.S.
> Army
> assignment. I don't know the real story on his racing in Europe.
>
> For the price asked you could surely have the bike appraised by a pro bike
> shop in Colorado or wherever the bike lives.
>
> Hugh Enox