Dear CR folks,
The "CINELLI VINTAGE TRACK,PISTA,FIXED GEAR,FRAME & FORK" (item #180292508290 on ebay in the UK) is now up to 62 GBP, or about $114, with 12 bidders and four days to go until the auction ends. (I wonder
if any of them know how to identify a Cinelli or a real track frame?)
As I think more on it, the frame reminds me of my wife's old entry- level Lotus, a Japanese frame of long TT and solid construction that was nothing remarkable from a ride standpoint. \ufffc I think the Cinelli decals might have been added as a joke by the person who painted the bike, perhaps the owner prior to this seller. (It would be a good inside joke if you knew what the bike really was... :-)
Jon Spangler in Alameda, CA USA, where his search for a new frame that fits continues, but it won't be a pink "Cinelli"...