David Bean was musing about steel Cinelli bars and stems...specifically about engraving.
I just purchased a Taurus built in the mid 50's from Craigslist this past Sunday. It has steel, chromed Cinelli bar and stem, and they are both engraved. The detail isn't as sharp as the later alloy products, but it is still very clear. They measure about 36.5cm c-c.
The guy bought the bike in 1967 from the original owner. It has hung in his garage for the last 30 years. He lives about 2 minutes from me. Unfortunately he painted it many years ago. Dang.
Pat Moffat Tempe AZUSA ----- Original Message ----- From: David Bean<mailto:beandk@rcn.com> To: Classic Rendezvous (E-mail)<mailto:classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2007 4:37 AM Subject: [CR]Cinelli steel bars
I've never examined any, but I'm a bit surprised to learn that Cinelli engraved some steel bars with their fancy trademarks. It would have to be done pre-chroming (wouldn't it?) or else it would simply set up the destruction of the chrome. And chroming over it would ruin any detail (wouldn't it?) And steel is so darn hard to begin with.
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