Vintage Cinelli in poor stateStaines, Middx. Wed 17 Sep 2014 |
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 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 f  People have been known to go into ecstacies over these details of the Cinelli frame.  |
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 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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