This week, I bought a 1971 SC and sold what I have thought was a 1973 SC. The '73 was a 62 cm ctc, and the 71 is enough smaller to matter.
But, I do get confused. '71, which the original owner says he bought in 1971, does NOT have fender mount eyes on the front or rear dropouts, and it does not have the fender mount bosses on the bottm of the brake bridge or the back of the chainstay bridge.
The nominal 1973 has all of these eyes and bosses, which I thought were earlier. As far as I noticed, the lugs are identical. FWIW, both are the Cinelli silver, but the "1973" does not have down-tube Cinelli decals.
Anyone have a convincing yarn to spin? was maybe the "1973" somewhat older?
Or, where is the Bob Hovey of Cinellis? Is that you, Mark Bulgier? :-)
harvey sachs
mcLean va