Re: [CR]Photos of RAYSPORT SUPER CORSA==MEXICO CINELLI COPY

(Example: Framebuilders:Richard Moon)

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From: "Duane Kennard" <d.kennard@adelphia.net>
Subject: Re: [CR]Photos of RAYSPORT SUPER CORSA==MEXICO CINELLI COPY
Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2005 07:17:06 -0800
To: Jerome & Elizabeth Moos <jerrymoos@sbcglobal.net>
cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org

They're not the same frame as the Windsor. Raysport are made of 531. I have both the Raysport and the Windsor, and they're quite different.

Cheers,

Duane Kennard Los Angeles, USA

On Jan 27, 2005, at 3:49 AM, Jerome & Elizabeth Moos wrote:
> Note that this is made in Mexico. I think it is a safe bet that this
> is a private label Windsor Pro. Windsor did make the Pro under other
> labels, although I haven't seen the Raysport label before. I also
> have not seen a Windsor with the BB cutout before. In addition, I
> thought the Windsor Pros, no matter the label, always used Columbus
> tubing, not 531. Of course the 531 decal could be bogus, added by a
> later owner.
>
> Regards,
>
> Jerry Moos
>
> Kevin Kruger <ktk17028@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Just wrapped up the build of what I consider to be an
> interesting Cinelli Super Corsa copy labeled,
> "RAYSPORT" from the second half of the 1970s. I
> understand that these were a "private label" frame for
> an American shop.
>
> Warning, if you are a Cinelli aficionado, then you
> shouldn't view the photos.
>
> It was a NOS frame recently purchased on eBay (sure
> many of you looked at them), and for the amount paid
> it really isn't a bad frame. Paint and chrome quality
> is actually the downside of the frame --- both are
> thin!!! Entire frame is chromed, and built with
> Reynolds 531 and Campy rear vertical dropouts.
>
> Quite a tight wheelbase at 38" --- yes 38"! Cinelli
> drilled lugs, or exact copies throughout.
>
> Haven't ridden it yet, but suspect it will ride quite
> nice. Sure it will go just as fast as my more
> expensive bikes!!!
>
> View the photos at the following address (click on
> Raysport folder):
>
> http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/ktk17028/my_photos
>
> Regards to all.
>
> Kevin Kruger - Grantville, PA
>
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