I am in the process of equipping an on-topic bike with some Cinelli "townie
" style bars commonly referred to as "priest" bars. I have a number of que
stions about them:(1) When were these bars produced by Cinelli?(2) Anybody
know of a catalogue name for them? Or is "priest" correct?(3) I have heard
that these bars were designed/developed by Cinelli to accompany the SECOND
(not the gold) Colnago that was presented to Pope John Paul, after he re
quested more of a "town bike". Any truth to this tale?Lastly...(4) Can any
one suggest an 'on-topic' brake lever solution for use with these bars? Sh
ould I simply use Campy road levers but turned at a 90 degree angle? Cross
levers? Inverse levers? If anybody has any pictures of bikes with any suc
h configuration, I'd LOVE to see 'em!Thanks,Matthew BowneBrooklyn, Ne
w York
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