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Photo Credit: VeloBase user David Beck
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| Name: | Cinelli Head Badge v3 51mm (1958-71) |
| Brand: | Cinelli |
| Badge Type: | Metal Attached |
| Frame Types: | Vintage Lightweights
Track / Fixed Gear |
| Country: | Italy |
| Years: | 1950's; 1960's; 1970's |
| Added By: | David Beck on 10/09/07 |
| Updated By: | Tombo on 07/21/18 |
| Additional Photos - click for full size |
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This is a Cinelli headbadge from the era ca. 1958 - 1971. Its tall dimension is 51mm. Note that the non-painted areas are silver plated which has taken on some light tarnish, (oxidization). Silver oxidization gets blacker with time.
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| Frame Examples using this style Head Badge |
| Frame Example Name | Category | Added |
| Cinelli Speciale Corsa | Road Race | 06/19/2011 |
A true icon in the cycling industry, Cinelli is well known for their stems and handlebars which came as standard equipment on countless quality European brand bicycles, however they are also known to have made some of the most sought after lightweights by collectors and riders alike the world over. Few brands can meet, let alone exceed, the level of workmanship and ride quality of Cinelli frames, even those from the 1950's.
