Re: [CR] Brugelmann Cinelli Leggerissimo

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Date: Sat, 28 Nov 2009 14:23:06 -0500
From: "Angel Garcia" <veronaman@gmail.com>
To: CLASSIC RENDEZVOUS <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: Re: [CR] Brugelmann Cinelli Leggerissimo


I have one of these, and the story about it is here (maybe the google advice speedbicycles was advising): http://italiancyclingjournal.blogspot.com/2007/08/reminiscing-about-my-1972-cinelli.html

The title of that story may be misleading; I still have the bike, I just hadn't brought it along to Italy with me at the time.

I know of three of these bikes, one of which belongs to another list member and the 3rd belongs to the person that had the 1976 catalog I mentioned in my story. You can see the S.C. Leggerissimo listed in the first catalog page (you can click on the photos to enlarge).

It is interesting the SC Leggerissimo decal, the first one I have seen.

BTW, my bike was setup for TTs with a single chainring. Also, as you would find in the archives, the bike has many of the Campy bolts, nuts, replicated perfectly in Ti.

Angel Garcia Long Valley, NJ

On Sat, Nov 28, 2009 at 2:07 PM, Jeffery Pyzyk <jpyzyk@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> A very unusual and rare bike was just listed by Speedbicyclescom on E-bay:
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> http://ebay.com/<blah>
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> I understand that these were made especially for Brugelmann of special
> lightweight tubing, and came in the yellow and red paint scheme with drilled
> bottom bracket shell from the factory. Brugelmann supplied the German
> national team in 1972. They were a big Cinelli retailer, and also sold a
> lot of cool drillium components.
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> I wonder when the "Leggerissimo" first began, and also if the practice of
> Cinelli drilling its lugs in the late 1960's is associated in any way with
> this model?
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> Adding more confusion to the question of Windsor vs. Cinelli, Windsor
> frames in the mid '70's had bottom brackets drilled in a similar fashion to
> the Brugelmann pattern. However, and as mentioned, the Windsor frames had
> flat/semi-sloping fork crowns, a different seat tube diameter (26.8 vs.
> 26.2), and also had a serial number stamped on the side of the seat lug.
>
> Jeff Pyzyk
> Milwaukee, WI
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