Stumbled across this post today on the OldRoads.com forum:
http://oldroads.com/
"I am getting a 1973 Cinelli Speciale Corsa. This has cork handlebar tape.... I assume this is not prototypical for a machine of this era. Did Cinellis have the standard cloth bar tape as new? Thanks. P.C. Kohler"
Is this a sign of our immanent doom when Britishbikeophile Peter Kohler rides an Italian bike ??????????????????????????????????????? (Multi?markĀ e-RICHIEĀ®)
Say it ain't so...
Chuck Schmidt
South Pasadena, Southern California