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Thoughts on Cinelli Super Corsa??
Many moons ago (like 24 years--back in 1979) when I first started serious road
riding as a freshman in high school, one of the guys I rode with quite regularly had a beautiful Cinelli with a brand new Campy Nuovo Record group--he even had a Cinelli saddle. What a bike. I was on a pitiful Schwinn Traveler III and dreamed of the day I could afford such a machine. Well, now I can. I've been looking about for a steel framed replacement for my 15-year-old 7-speed steed and happened into this site: http://www.gvhbikes.com/. They've got a beautiful Cinelli Super Corsa in a color I like and just the right size. I intend to equip it with a full Campy Record 10 triple group. I want to stay with steel. So here's my questions: What is the reputation of Cinelli steel frames? Back in the day, they were considered the very best, but is this still the case? The guy that runs GVH Bikes appears to have had some health problems and his shop is closed indefinitely. Is there another source for the Cinelli Super Corsa I could turn to should I decide to purchase? Anything else you can tell me about the Cinelli Super Corsa? Thanks much... |
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Thoughts on Cinelli Super Corsa??
Thw SuperCorsa is an excellent frame. It still carries the classic lines
from it's early days. People looking for this type of lines and classic look always end up with a SuperCorsa or the likes. You can buy a frame from nearly any dealer. We offer the frame here for $1000 "Eurastus" wrote in message ... Many moons ago (like 24 years--back in 1979) when I first started serious road riding as a freshman in high school, one of the guys I rode with quite regularly had a beautiful Cinelli with a brand new Campy Nuovo Record group--he even had a Cinelli saddle. What a bike. I was on a pitiful Schwinn Traveler III and dreamed of the day I could afford such a machine. Well, now I can. I've been looking about for a steel framed replacement for my 15-year-old 7-speed steed and happened into this site: http://www.gvhbikes.com/. They've got a beautiful Cinelli Super Corsa in a color I like and just the right size. I intend to equip it with a full Campy Record 10 triple group. I want to stay with steel. So here's my questions: What is the reputation of Cinelli steel frames? Back in the day, they were considered the very best, but is this still the case? The guy that runs GVH Bikes appears to have had some health problems and his shop is closed indefinitely. Is there another source for the Cinelli Super Corsa I could turn to should I decide to purchase? Anything else you can tell me about the Cinelli Super Corsa? Thanks much... |
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"Eurastus" wrote in message
... Many moons ago (like 24 years--back in 1979) when I first started serious road riding as a freshman in high school, one of the guys I rode with quite regularly had a beautiful Cinelli with a brand new Campy Nuovo Record group--he even had a Cinelli saddle. What a bike. I was on a pitiful Schwinn Traveler III and dreamed of the day I could afford such a machine. Well, now I can. I've been looking about for a steel framed replacement for my 15-year-old 7-speed steed and happened into this site: http://www.gvhbikes.com/. They've got a beautiful Cinelli Super Corsa in a color I like and just the right size. I intend to equip it with a full Campy Record 10 triple group. I want to stay with steel. So here's my questions: What is the reputation of Cinelli steel frames? Back in the day, they were considered the very best, but is this still the case? The guy that runs GVH Bikes appears to have had some health problems and his shop is closed indefinitely. Is there another source for the Cinelli Super Corsa I could turn to should I decide to purchase? Anything else you can tell me about the Cinelli Super Corsa? The Cinelli Super Corsa of today is nothing like the old Cinelli you remember. I'm sorry to hear about Gary Hobbs and hopes he recovers, but if you really want a Cinelli, contact your LBS, they're available. However, if you want state of the art or the very best, American made lugged steel frames are far superior to that Cinelli. The following are links to just a few of the best, there may be one close to you: www.richardsachs.com www.eisentraut.com www.rivendellbicycles.com http://www.cwo.com/~lunarlab/ (richard moon) http://www.columbinecycle.com/bicycles/bikes.html |
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Thoughts on Cinelli Super Corsa??
Donald Gillies wrote:
Eurastus writes: Many moons ago (like 24 years--back in 1979) when I first started serious road riding as a freshman in high school, one of the guys I rode with quite regularly had a beautiful Cinelli with a brand new Campy Nuovo Record group--he even had a Cinelli saddle. What a bike. [snip] Unfortunately, these are apparently not the same bikes as the 1970's bikes. I believe that the production of Cinelli bikes left the Cinelli family sometime in the 1980's or 1990's and cinelli is now just another corporation out to make a quickie buck. [snip] A lot of people are critical of the modern Super Corsa, but i don't know why. Has the workmanship gone downhill ?? That's what I've been told by a few sources - more mass-produced than formerly, less time spent on each frame. If you could examine a bare frame (e.g. see inside the BB to examine brazing), it might tell a great deal. Maybe even a built-up frame (examine work around seat cluster). For a lovely lugged Italian handmade with fine workmanship, you may want to consider Mondonico. Mark Janeba |
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A bit off topic, but why do you want steel? I'm fairly new to biking and
just wondering why anyone would want anything BUT a good aluminum or carbon frame, price not withstanding? |
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I used to hang out in a shop out west that sold these same Cinelli's
just a few years ago and they were pretty nice. Chromed lugs and the works. Just depends on what you're looking for in a frame, I guess. The racing set of today would probably not be too keen on them (no carbon, no tig welding, etc), but for those that appreciate more traditional aesthetics, it's a pretty cool frame. I've seen these on cbike.com for around a grand, but i bet Gary's deal is better. Eurastus wrote in message ... Many moons ago (like 24 years--back in 1979) when I first started serious road riding as a freshman in high school, one of the guys I rode with quite regularly had a beautiful Cinelli with a brand new Campy Nuovo Record group--he even had a Cinelli saddle. What a bike. I was on a pitiful Schwinn Traveler III and dreamed of the day I could afford such a machine. Well, now I can. I've been looking about for a steel framed replacement for my 15-year-old 7-speed steed and happened into this site: http://www.gvhbikes.com/. They've got a beautiful Cinelli Super Corsa in a color I like and just the right size. I intend to equip it with a full Campy Record 10 triple group. I want to stay with steel. So here's my questions: What is the reputation of Cinelli steel frames? Back in the day, they were considered the very best, but is this still the case? The guy that runs GVH Bikes appears to have had some health problems and his shop is closed indefinitely. Is there another source for the Cinelli Super Corsa I could turn to should I decide to purchase? Anything else you can tell me about the Cinelli Super Corsa? Thanks much... |
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There is nothing wrong with the "new" Cinelli Super Corsa. I have sold and
built one myself and the customer loves it! I do have one small complaint about the seat binder system but it seems to be holding up as I have had no complaints from the above mentioned customer since he bought it 5 years ago. Since GVH is closed indefinitly, I would be happy to match his rediculusly low price if want to get one. brmATpolitesociety.com |
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Eurastus:
I would suggest checking out a Pegoretti if you want Italian steel. I have a Palosanto that I love. Great handling & feel, and a nice light frame to boot. A little boring in the paint department but the bikes character makes up for it. MOO, Matt Eurastus wrote: Many moons ago (like 24 years--back in 1979) when I first started serious road riding as a freshman in high school, one of the guys I rode with quite regularly had a beautiful Cinelli with a brand new Campy Nuovo Record group--he even had a Cinelli saddle. What a bike. I was on a pitiful Schwinn Traveler III and dreamed of the day I could afford such a machine. Well, now I can. I've been looking about for a steel framed replacement for my 15-year-old 7-speed steed and happened into this site: http://www.gvhbikes.com/. They've got a beautiful Cinelli Super Corsa in a color I like and just the right size. I intend to equip it with a full Campy Record 10 triple group. I want to stay with steel. So here's my questions: What is the reputation of Cinelli steel frames? Back in the day, they were considered the very best, but is this still the case? The guy that runs GVH Bikes appears to have had some health problems and his shop is closed indefinitely. Is there another source for the Cinelli Super Corsa I could turn to should I decide to purchase? Anything else you can tell me about the Cinelli Super Corsa? Thanks much... |
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Thoughts on Cinelli Super Corsa??
Mark Janeba writes:
Donald Gillies wrote: A lot of people are critical of the modern Super Corsa, but i don't know why. Has the workmanship gone downhill ?? That's what I've been told by a few sources - more mass-produced than formerly, less time spent on each frame. If you could examine a bare frame (e.g. see inside the BB to examine brazing), it might tell a great deal. Maybe even a built-up frame (examine work around seat cluster). Actually, now that i think of it, i recently saw a live 1970's era cinelli headbadge, which is simply spectacular. http://www.classicrendezvous.com/Italy/Cinelli_home.htm http://www.classicrendezvous.com/Ita...li_sc_head.htm Today's headbadge is a cheapie plastic sticker with the plain-jane .C logo. // And i have seen what crummy finishing can do to the chroming of a set of head-tube lugs (e.g. chrome over an orange-peel surface is not pretty, looks like wadded up tin foil, perhaps present down low near the fork.) Also i have seen lumps in brazing around fork crown and these things are definitely possible on a frame that is made too quickly. These imperfections were on 1970's raleigh internationals, not on cinellis. However, for $870 you should not expect the kind of beautify and perfection that you get in a $2200 rivendell frame with a Joe Bell paint job. Apparently, the 1970's cinellis were much closer to today's rivendells in workmanship. - Don Gillies San Diego, CA |
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Thoughts on Cinelli Super Corsa??
On Thu, 24 Jul 2003 13:35:36 +0000, Eurastus wrote:
I don't race anymore, so pure performance isn't an issue. I'm looking for traditional looks, comfort, and longevity. I've owned and raced on carbon, Ti, aluminum, and steel. I just keep coming back to steel. There are a number of manufacturers that still make high-quality lugged steel frames -- and now make them out of better alloys than in the old days, so they will be lighter. Not as light as carbon or aluminum, or probably even titanium, but lighter than that old Cinelli you lusted after in your youth. Try Independent Fabrications for one, if Rivendell is not what you are looking for. You might also be able to find an old frame in good shape, which you could outfit however you wanted. -- David L. Johnson __o | More people object to wearing fur than leather because it is _`\(,_ | safer to harrass rich white women than motorcycle gangs. (_)/ (_) | |
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