Is Cino still with us? Harris Spracher Waynesboro Va
themaaslands@comcast.net wrote:
Terence wrote:
> Hearsay, heresy or just a foggy memory...
> Related to me by both Mike Sinyard of Specialized and Peter Enright now of
> Phil Wood (about "73 in Mike's case) when they bought Cinellis from Cino(on
> separate trips to Italy) Cino's personal bike had Phil hubs on it. I assume
> Spence was involved. Spence Wolf convinced Phil to market his hubs and was a
> silent partner in Phil Wood and company. I've seen period correct Spence
> built Cinellis with Phil, Campagnolo and an occasional Cinilli bivalant set.
> 1970, correct me if I'm wrong is a year or two early for the original large
> flange Phils.
This is very possible up until 1978 when he retired from the bicycle business. Cino was always looking to add new products to the line of products that he distributed. Phil Wood parts could readily have fit in with his other products. Beyond his own parts, Cinelli was an Italian distributor of Spécialités TA in the 50's-70's (I showed some photos of the Cinelli stand from the 1967 Milan trade show at le cirque where this was clearly visible.) Once he retired, he apparently stuck mainly to Cinelli and Campagnolo products.
-- Steven Maasland Moorestown, NJ _______________________________________________
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