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 Cino Cinelli was hugely influential on the direction of
modern racing bikes through his designs for components:
Pedals, handlebars, stems, toe straps, saddles, frame
lugs, bottom brackets and fork crowns.
 Updated 1/23/2007

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1964 - Cinelli aluminum bars introduced.
1968 - Cinelli aluminum stem Mod. 1/A (A = aluminum) introduced.
1973 - Cinelli aluminum stem Mod. 1/R (R = Record) introduced.
1975 - Cinelli Mod. 1/A stem pinch bolt nut changed to allen nut fitting.
1978 - Cinelli Cino & C. sold to Antonio Columbo (owner of Columbus tubing and 3 ttt); logo changed to "Flying C" soon after.

 Thanks to Chuck Schmidt

A neat web site with Cinelli bar & stem details HERE

Original  steel handlebar stems w/ badge..........1A stem with old logo (4 pictures)

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1950s & early 60s steel bar & stem..

        

L: 1980s 1R with "aerodynamics"  Center: Newer model 1R w/new logo  R: Short lived XR stem..

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The first clipless pedal?
Cinelli mod M-71 not commercially successful but brave!

    
 

The short lived (and therefore rare)
Cinelli Bivalent hub system.
A set laced up and examined
photos by Dale Brown

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A set shown in bike frame
Photos courtesy Al VarickS

 

     

  Bicycle Guide magazine article about Bivalent hubs by John Derven

 

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new_logo.jpg (8300 bytes) New logo that was introduced in 1978...

 

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