My Cinelli came from Kopp's approx 1969...still has the Kopp's sticker on the seat post. When I contacted Charlie Kuhn he stated that: " The old sales records are gone or inaccessible". Anybody in the Princeton area care to investigate further?
Re headbadges, the early badges were silver plated brass so if a bike was lightly used ( not likely ) the badge could appear silver. Later badges were aluminum.
Norm Lafleur
Ashfield, Massachusetts
USA
> It is important to realize that Cinelli frame serial numbers are rather
> random with respect to date. It seems that there are clusters of numbers
> around certain time periods, but the clusters themselves are random. For
> instance, a serial number in the 5000's might appear in the 1950's and
> again in the 1970's perhaps.
>
> Given that the frame in question has three holes in the lugs, it is
> certainly from 1968 or 1969 or later. Next clue would be headbadge. If
> it is brass background, the frame is first generation 3 hole model which
> makes it late 60's. If silver badge background, then early 70's. I
> believe until perhaps 1972 or 1973 some frames came through with the
> fender eyelets (and mounting holes at the bridges as well). The geometry
> of the "touring" frames is more like a classic 60's race frame, and they
> ride magnificantly.
>
> All that said, if the frame came through the west coast (Cupertino), then
> Vance at Cupertino might have the frame in is log book and can give an
> exact date. If the frame was east coast, probably came through Corso at
> that time, so no luck. I'm not sure when Kopps Cyclery stoped bringing
> them in - nobody has ever mentioned if they kept a log book.
>
> Hope this helps!
>
> Mike Kone in Boulder CO USA - where we love our Cinelli's and also our
> Rene Herse's
>
> -------------- Original message --------------
> From: Mike Schmidt <mdschmidt56@verizon.net>
>
>> Sarah
>> I believe that Guy Apple is maintaining this database. Check the CR
>> website under Cinelli.
>>
>> Mike Schmidt
>> Stirling, New Jersey
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On Sep 5, 2008, at 8:25 AM, Sarah Gibson wrote:
>>
>> >
>> > is there a data base of serial #s
>> > for cinelli?
>> > one i just picked up
>> > is #5028
>> > seems to be a touring model??
>> > eyelets on the campag dropouts
>> > front and rear
>> > three holes in lugs
>> > the owner was the 2nd owner
>> > bought in 1972
>> > her memory was
>> > the man she bought from
>> > had it 4 yrs prior
>> > anyone help me out here?
>> > will post pix to flickr this wkend
>> > thanks
>> > peace
>> >
>> >
>> > Sarah GibsonAcme Bicycle Company412 East 18thKansas City, Missouri
>> > 64108h
>> > ttp://www.acmebicyclecompany.com816 221 2045
>> > well behaved women rarely make history_ride yr friggin bicycle_