Devon,
I'm curious about this frame, too. It appears to not have many braze- ons, which could put it in the 1960s-early 1970s period, but the fork crown looks more Japanese to me than anything else--at least that's my best guess. And I do not see any tubing stickers either, but would be skeptical of them in any case.
The sizing looks about right for me, but I'm not even certain that the frame is made of high-end DB steel (531/Columbus DB) from the looks of the rear dropouts, which are not detailed in the photos. If the frame is reasonably priced, I'll take it even if it's not Cinelli (likely), but I don't want to ride a gas pipe frame, either.
I have asked the seller to provide more info on the frame's history, so we'll see. Anyone else out there want to play "Name that Frame"?
Jon Spangler who is curious in Alameda, CA USA
On Sep 25, 2008, at 1:59 PM, classicrendezvous-request@bikelist.org
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> Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2008 13:28:08 -0700 (PDT)
> From: devon warner <crabulux@yahoo.com>
> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> Subject: [CR]e-bay cinelli?
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> Dear bike fiends:
> appart from the obivous silliness of trying to sell this bike as a
> "pista" and all the related trendy terms, which are not true in
> this case, anyone have an opinion of this? doesn't seem to have
> the right seat cluster for a cinelli, at least not in my limited
> knowledge. maybe it's a late model or a repaint with the wrong
> decals?
> what do ya'll think?
> http://ebay.com/
> ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=180292508290
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>
> -Devon Warner
> in San Francisco, USA
>
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