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> The Cinelli Laser bike knocked everyone's socks off in-the-day, and
> that was also part of their intent. Now, 25-30 years later, they
> should not be viewed in a modern context, but as fascinating and
> beautiful relics.
nicely said Dale, and portends the designs of 4 or 5 years ago when a more appropriate material was available to use in manufacture. Now they
seem to be directing vortexes rather than eliminating them (ie the sharksuit, concave top tube design of the new Orbea)
I, being in the design field, appreciate when designers go beyond and take risks- it sets high aspirations.
In the back of my mind though, I keep thinking of the marketeers saying,
"quick, get it out before anyone else thinks of it" while the designers and craftsmen were begging them to wait for refinements...
Anyway, the questions that come up for me is whether these were tested in wind tunnels which would make the application of a bondo type material logical as one could 'sculpt' during the process of testing...
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gabriel l romeu
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