Cinelli

Cinelli is an Italian bicycle manufacturer in Caleppio di SETTALA in Milan, founded in 1948. Cinelli building quality road bikes, traditionally using tubes of the chassis manufacturer Columbus, and was for several decades supplier of almost all bicycle forks for professional cycling teams. The frames are now also sold under the label Dynatec. However, the company's main revenue achieved with the sale of bicycle components, in particular handlebar and essays. The products have achieved cult status due to their design and quality in cycling circles.

Founder of the company, which initially had its headquarters in Turin, was the cyclist Cino Cinelli, who had won the 1943 cycling race Milan-San Remo. After the Second World War, he began the construction of the framework due to the many ideas that he had developed during his active career as a racing driver. One of the first drivers who drove a Cinelli frame, Fausto Coppi was in 1947.

Cinelli was also known for the development of components such as stem and handlebar brackets made ​​of steel, and later from aluminum. The first saddle made of plastic, the " Unicantor ", was designed in 1962 (until then were generally made ​​of leather bicycle saddles ) and still serves as a model for all later bicycle saddles. Another innovation was the " Spinaci " bar ends.

Framework, the company hired only in small numbers here, around 700 per year. Cino Cinelli in 1974 designed an aerodynamic bike, on Ole Ritter set a new hour record. Since the 1950s, built the legendary Cinelli frame model " Super Corsa". Cinellis frame specialist was for more than three decades Maestro Valsasso who had previously been employed by Bianchi. In 1985, the first Italian Cinelli mountain bike " rampichino " out.

At the Olympic Games in 1964, the Japanese track cycling team was given Cinelli frames, 1968, the Mexican at the Olympic Games. A total of 28 gold medals were won at the Olympic Games Cinelli frame. Cinelli is also the only Italian bicycle manufacturer, who received the " Compasso d' Oro " award for good design.

Today, the company's production to 80 percent from 20 percent of components and bicycles is. In 1978, Antonio Colombo, owner of the chassis manufacturer Columbus, the company. 1997 Cinelli was a subsidiary of Gruppo SpA.

Old Cinelli frames are now collector's items and are maintained in a separate file.

Team

Cinelli was title sponsor of the following cycling teams:

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• Website by Cinelli
• Italian Cycling Journal Blog
• The Custom Bicycle
• David H. Herlihy: Bicycle, 2004, pp. 392-394.
• Ralf Schröder: Encyclopedia cycling, Göttingen 2005.