On Jun 3, 2009, at 5:14 PM, donald gillies wrote:
> the cinelli crowns (that were put in to the marketplace) were sold to
> anyone, but only AFTER the investment-cast generation of the mid 70s.
> by then, you (anyone) could buy a cast version of the style that once
> was the cinelli supercorsa trademark. but who would want that?
As much as I would not wish to contradict Mr. Sachs in 1973 and 1974 Cinelli was happy to sell me all the sand cast crowns I could handle. Shells too. And you better have plenty of time an a bunch of files to make 'em look good. I can never look at a nice chrome plated Cinelli fork without thinking of the crown's original state. Phil Brown Down memory lane in Oakland, Calif.