I'm fairly certain there was also a collaboration between Cinelli and Centu rion.
Dave Joshel
Davis California USA
> From: sailormark40@hotmail.com
> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2008 03:56:24 -0700
> Subject: [CR]Cinelli or ? made frames for select Japanese companies in th
e 80's?
>
>
> After doing some research on various Japanese bike companies, it came t
o
> my attention that Cinelli was involved with at least one of them, speci
fi
> cally Lotus. There appears to be frames made of Columbus tubing, when t
he
> Tange, and a myriad of others were avilable at the time.
>
> As Bob Jackson was building the most complex frames and lugs for Hetchin
s
> from the 70's on, is it as possible that Cinelli was doing the same for
J
> apanese bike companies in order to enhance the obvious quality of their '
To
> p line' products as well as prestige and entry into that market? Rumours
ab
> ound, that's why I'm here, is for the facts.
>
> The frame treatments don't look Japanese to me from the pics that I saw
,
> in detail. Did Masi, Cinelli or De Rosa do any contract work in the mid
-8
> 0's to your knowledge?
>
> Mark Greven
> Spokane ( The dry side where we can ride 5 more months without a bailing
bu
> cket) lol.
>
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