The classic test for determining whether you really have a Cinelli or a rebadged Windsor is the seatpost test; i.e., the Cinelli is 26.6, iirc, while the Windsor is a 26.8.
I believe that many of the Classic Italian bikes were 26.8.
Regards,
jjt
At 02:07 PM 9/30/2000 -0400, gregparker1 wrote:
>I've never seen a butted Columbus seat tube that wasn't 27.2 I.D. Could it
have been
> a "metric" version a la 531? Anyone know the details? Brian? eRichie? Dale?
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>Greg Parker
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>>Paul:
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>>I have a Windsor Pro (repainted) that uses a 26.8 mm post. I believe that
>> they were all 531, but I'm not sure. Look inside the steerer tube at the
>> fork crown end for rifling. If it's got it, it's "better grade" Columbus.
>My wife's old Atala, long since sold, definitely had a Columbus down tube
>(dove logo). It was marked all Columbus, I believe. It used a 26.8
seatpost.
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