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September 2014

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Vintage Cinelli in poor state

Staines, Middx. Wed 17 Sep 2014

 

 
A 1956 or 7 Cinelli frame, but now in a very poor state

The handlbars and stem are original - and you can see the Cinelli shield - later bikes just had paint

 
     
Badly pitted by rust, but traces of the earlier paintwork have been revealed as the repaint comes of
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People have been known to go into ecstacies over these details of the Cinelli frame.

 
 
Plenty more rust - and inside the bottom bracket there is some damage too.

 

The teeth on the replacement Highpath Eggring are almost worn right down. The cranks had to be replace after a
minor accident - and only steel ones were available locally

Front forks show a lot of rust as well as that Cinelli flair for detail

The original Cinelli shield is still hangin on - just

And is clearly legible, despite losing much of its paint: CINELLI MILANO MARCA DEPOSITATA 

   

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