RE: [CR]Putting Cinelli Lasers in a proper perspective

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From: "Jerry Prigmore" <robinjer@hotmail.com>
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: RE: [CR]Putting Cinelli Lasers in a proper perspective
Date: Thu, 10 May 2007 07:38:02 -0700



>From: oroboyz(AT)aol.com
>Subject: [CR]Putting Cinelli Lasers in a proper perspective
>
> Everything has to be viewed from the perspective of the era in which it
>was made...
>
>Time trail bikes, even today, have never been necessarily light (as
>compared to bikes for climbing for instance). Aerodynamics are deemed to
>trump weight in most cases.
>

Post 1972, that is. The Hour Record bike (don't ask me which one, there is only one ;-) ) certainly has to be seen in it's historical context, the early 70s. Why Ernesto and Eddy's maniacal obsession with light weight in the Hour Record bike, when what was called for wasn't a track bike, but a time trial bike? For that type of effort, wouldn't a 18-20 lb bike have been plenty light and allowed Ernesto to watch the attempt without having to close his eyes and cross his fingers every time Eddy got out of the saddle? Drilled handlebars? How many grams did that save? My guess is that it was simply because they were both obsessive personalities, and that it went without saying that a machine of that caliber and importance simply had to be the best, lightest, finest bicycle ever. Since we're talking about putting machines in perspective, the bike certainly fit in with the times. It occurs to me now that this has probably been beaten to death in the archives. Sorry, just chiming in with Dale here, thinking, out loud. Er, so to speak.

Jerry Prigmore, who certainly has a lot of opinions for someone who never turned a pedal in anger. Clovis, California, USA.

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