Pedals, handlebars, stems, toe straps, saddles, frame
lugs, bottom brackets and fork crowns.

Cino Cinelli was hugely influential on the direction of

modern racing bikes through his designs for components:

Updated 11.18.2012

The Cinelli Story
by Mark Petry

The Cinelli Registry
Vintage Cinelli serial numbers,
details, until 1984.

A Visit With Cino Cinelli
by David V. Herlihy

Cinelli Timeline
courtesy Chuck Schmidt
Velo-retro.com

Cinelli Only Blog Cinelli info
Italian Cycling Journal

CINELLI bars & stems
43bikes.com

 1962 CINELLI 
43bikes.com
CINELLI
Components section
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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

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

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

    

Left: 1980s 1R    Center:  1R w/new logo    Right:   XR stem..

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The first clipless pedal?
Cinelli mod M-71 

    

The short lived (and therefore rare)
Cinelli Bivalent hub system.

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A set shown in bike frame
Photos courtesy Al VarickS

 

     

  Bicycle Guide magazine article about Bivalent hubs by John Derven

Cinelli ~ Unica saddles
Cinelli marketed the Unica brand plastic saddles

Unica page HERE 

Cinelli 
Frame building
bits page
 

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New logo that was introduced in 1978.

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