Re: [CR]vicini bicycle

(Example: Framebuilders:Dario Pegoretti)

Date: Thu, 22 May 2008 03:16:37 +0200
From: "Martin Appel" <martin@team-ware.de>
Organization: RC Concordia 86 =?ISO-8859-1?Q?M=FCnchen?=
To: mariusz n <mnienalt@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [CR]vicini bicycle
References: <303b22690805202333g345f82b9y50b1adc8a5fad70d@mail.gmail.com>
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cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org

Mariusz,

Vicini bikes come from Cesena in Italy. The brand is still around and, like Olmo, Atala or Bianchi, supplies bikes throughout the range, kids bikes, city bikes, up to top recing bikes. They were for some reason quite common in the south of germany, where your nice clean example comes from, too (not the traders sticker from Bayreuth). I too own two Vicinis from that era, you might want to check the pictures at http://www.wooljersey.com/gallery/martl/vicini_001/ the dark red frame that is shown there was sold recently. I have no idea what tubing was used for your bike. The pantographing and engraved seat stays indicate it was a better type, possibly second in the production line after the SR example.

regards, Martin Appel Munich, Germany

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mariusz n schrieb:
> hi everyone,
> I have just bought this bicycle :
>
> http://www.allegro.pl/item342483257_rower_szosowy_vicini_na_campagnolo_zobacz_.html
>
> Campagnolo nuovo gran sport group.
> Do you have any idea what is the most likely year of production of that bike ?
> Is this columbus tubing ? It does not have any columbus marks.
>
> My vicini does not have any columbus stickers, but there are
> BREV CAMPAGNOLO signs on frame, yet no stickers.
> Could you provide any information about vicini bicycles ?
> Is this top of the line model in production ?
> http://www.allegro.pl/item342483257_rower_szosowy_vicini_na_campagnolo_zobacz_.html
> (I doubt it - top of the line model should be equipped in super record group).
> The only information I found is this :
>
> http://www.classicrendezvous.com/Italy/vicini/Vicini_pics1.htm
> which looks quite similar to mine (and it has columbus sticker).

>

> regards

> Mariusz