July 19, 2011

Mike's Cinelli S.C. Mod. A.

I recently had the opportunity to shoot my co worker Mike's Cinelli Super Corsa Model A.

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Here is the info that Mike provided:

It’s a Cinelli S.C. (Super Corsa) Mod. A. Top drawer model, with sloping fork crown. It’s difficult to pin down the exact year because Cinelli serial numbers aren’t helpful. It’s likely a 1961 or 1962. There is a date stamp of “62” on the hub. (There is a grease port in the BB signifying that it is pre-1965.) It could be older, though. Most components are original, save the pedals and saddle (which are period correct) and likely the brakes. I found it at a bike shop in Albuquerque on consignment, as the owner who bought it new had passed away. He was a prof at Stanford and worked at Los Alamos labs in NM, where he commuted with it. When I got it, it was in pretty bad shape. The kicker is I paid like $150.00 for it. The cranks alone are worth several hundred dollars.

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thanks for letting me shoot it Mike!

1 comment:

Tim D. said...

So awesome...