Re: [CR]Another impressive ebay cinelli auction price

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From: "Chuck Schmidt" <chuckschmidt@earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: [CR]Another impressive ebay cinelli auction price
Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2006 18:04:39 -0800
To: CR RENDEZVOUS <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>


The Cinelli steel stem was always available with and without the distinctive badge. To me the wrapping pager shown in this picture looks like their 50s style: http://i17.ebayimg.com/03/i/000/7d/47/0fb6_1_sbl.JPG

Chuck Schmidt http://www.velo-retro.com (reprints, t-shirts & timelines) South Pasadena, Southern California United States of America

On Dec 13, 2006, at 2:22 PM, P J Rutledge wrote:
> Impressive price and nice piece, but wasn't Cinelli using the
> rivetted badge on the stems until the mid-sixties? Not sure about
> the bars, but I wonder if this is really "early to mid 50's" as the
> seller states.
>
> Pete Rutledge
> Woodbridge, VA USA
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Leonard Diamond"
> <leonarddiamond@verizon.net>
> To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2006 5:00 PM
> Subject: [CR]Another impressive ebay cinelli auction price
>
>
>> Take a look at the early-mid 50's nos Cinelli stem bars:
>>
>> http://ebay.com/<blah>
>> COMBINATION-50s-N
>> EW_W0QQitemZ320059042987QQihZ011QQcategoryZ56197QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
>>
>> item # 320059042987
>>
>> I hope the buyer has a really nice bike to put them on!
>>
>> Len Diamond
>> Ridgewood, NJ USA