I have to agree with Eddie.
I raced against Gus Gatto in the early '50's and don't think he raced into
'56 but don't know for sure.
Doesn't sound like a guy getting ready to stop competing around that time
would buy a Cinelli dated to that year. Gus was always a Paramount guy but
his time is into the maybe late '30's and thru 40's into earlier '50's. I
also raced against his younger brother Richie in the San Francisco 6-day
back in '51 but remember him having Paramounts also.
I'd ask for provenance before paying premium for other than bike value.
Ted Ernst
Palos Verdes Estates
CA USA
> Could someone out there comment on this Cinelli track bike which the
> seller
> dates to 1956. The bike is attributed to Gus Gatto. I seem to have seen
> many bikes so attributed (one a Paramount that I used to own). This bike
> has the expected fastback seat stay cluster. Recently, Steve Massland
> sold
> a 50's Cinelli with a completely different seat stay arrangement. Also,
> in
> a conversation with Mike Barry he confirmed that his 50's Cinelli (s) have
> a
> seat stay arrangement much like Stevens. To me this one looks much later
> than 50's....early 60's at best but I am in no way a Cinelli expert.
> Comments? The ebay number is 190270638202
>
> Edward Albert
> Chappaqua, New York, USA