On May 23, 2007, at 12:03 AM, Anthony Bier wrote:
> Hello all, I have had an old logo cinelli 1R sitting in a box for a
> long awaited build, it has the patent number stamped on the
> underside with made in italy as well. Today I pulled the stem out
> for examination and much to my surprise it is equipped with an
> alloy binder bolt which appears to be original!! Nothing about this
> appears in the cinelli section of this site or the one which a link
> is posted to. Can anyone tell me how long this lasted? I assume the
> alloy binder was present at the introduction in 1973 but how long
> before they switched back to steel? In my relatively short time in
> the VLW world I have not see another one of these stems, is this
> fairly uncommon? I no longer think this would be appropriate for a
> rider, I assume alloy binder bolts were short lived for safety
> reasons.
>
> thanks for your help.
>
> Anthony Bier
> Vancouver, BC, Canada
Anthony, I believe someone changed out your binder bolt (handlebar, not the stem bolt right?). There were aftermarket alloy bolt kits back in the mid-1970s for changing out the steel bolts for lightness.
Cinelli did use a aluminum stem bolt (not binder) later on some of the Cinelli 1R stems 1978 to late 1980s
Here's the definitive Cinelli Timeline on Jack Bissell's http://www.
43bikes.com web site:
http://www.43bikes.com/
Chuck Schmidt
South Pasadena, CA USA
http://www.velo-retro.com (reprints, t-shirts & timelines)