Cinelli Super Pista

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Frame / Size / Year:
Cinelli SuperPista

Handlebars / Stem:
Nitto B123 steel / Nitto 90mm steel

Fork / Headset:
Cinelli SuperPista / Campagnolo Pista

Front Wheel / Hub / Rim / Tire:
Campagnolo Pista Wheel / Continental Sprinter tire

Rear Wheel / Hub / Rim / Tire:
Campagnolo Pista Wheel / Continental Sprinter tire

Crankset / Bottom Bracket:
Campagnolo Pista 170mm / Phil Woods BB

Saddle / Seat Post:
Brooks Swallow Ltd (badge taken off) / Campagnolo Record

Pedals / Chain:
Campagnolo Pista TBS (Campagnolo Clips and leather straps) / HKK Vertex Blue (black)

Gearing / Chainring / Misc.:
48/17 (Campagnolo Pista chainring 48t, Phil Woods Cog 17t)

Notes:

When I bought this frame it was in original Cinelli yellow colour (http://velospace.org/node/1808) with all decals intact. I decided to strip it off and to paint it in pearl white... not too keen on having all that branding all over the frame, although Cinelli logo is very nice. I also took off badge from Brooks saddle, decals from Campagnolo Pista Wheels and polished new Campagnolo Pista Cranks so that logo is not visible any longer. It took months to get all the parts for this bike. Big thanks to Andy (Fyxomatosis) for polishing cranks, chainring, stems and handlebars; Dan (Shifterbikes) for assembling the bike for me; Damo (Cog Bike Cafe) for painting the frame. I have a spare set of wheels for more classic look (Campagnolo Sheriff Star hubs laced to black painted Mavic GP4 rims) which go very nice with Cinelli Priest bars and Cinell stem.

It is very tight, looks as simple/minimal as possible and it rides like magic.

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wow. drooling over a

Submitted by merkisamok on 10/15/2009.

wow. drooling over a bicycle. def put some time into this one. awesome job. looks alot like my bareknuckle. great build.

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drool

Submitted by Ben Hittle on 07/27/2009.

this bike is beautiful

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absolute perfection

Submitted by JamieG on 06/25/2009.

will strip and paint mine too one of these days. cinelli paint is the worst anyway...

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FCKN

Submitted by REPIN213 on 06/10/2009.

fckn sweet ride ...well done !

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I agree

Submitted by ELmo on 06/09/2009.

This bike is still Cinelli SuperPista and wheels are still Campagnolo Pista. Taking off decals from it will not reduce the quality, ability or feel of riding. It's just that this bike doesn't screem "look at me I am Cinelli Super Pista with Campagnolo Wheels".

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mhm

Submitted by Gian on 06/09/2009.

ahh, simplicity. great way to keep your ride from getting the wrong eyes looking at it.

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nice

Submitted by dustin on 06/09/2009.

nice ride. i love the way these frames feel. i'm changing the color of mine too. we'll see how much hating i get for that too. but i build bikes for myself anyways , so who cares

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exactly

Submitted by kaaos on 06/09/2009.

what you said "... but i build bikes for myself anyways , so who cares"

I suggest you consider masking the rear dropouts when you paint your Cinelli Super Pista, they are most probably made of stainless steel. I don't know why Cinelli doesn't do that as standard on these frames. Those nut marks on the rear dropouts are not very pretty.

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Cinelli SuperPista

Submitted by CANosprayPAINT on 06/08/2009.

.......RIDE NAKED!!!!!!

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tsk tsk. whered the brake

Submitted by anters on 06/08/2009.

tsk tsk. whered the brake go? components are great and i dont care about the campy logos, but this bike was art. would you streamline David? all in the name of modern aesthetics, i suppose.

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brake?!

Submitted by kaaos on 06/08/2009.

shit! I forgot the brake

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Fancy bike!

Submitted by Rusty Piton on 06/08/2009.

That shit is fancy!
Bet that saddle to bar drop is pretty excruciating with that brooks and jag.
Good call on vandalizing a classic paint job.

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Art. I bet it rides like

Submitted by RideEveryday on 06/08/2009.

Art.

I bet it rides like buttah.

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...

Submitted by FLATTBUSH on 06/07/2009.

great job. But if its my bike I stayed with the original look, I really like the yellow. No bike company can pull off a yellow bike unless Cinelli. But it is your bike, you can do whatever you want.

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Cinelli Pista

Submitted by danzap209 on 06/07/2009.

I don't like alot of logo's either... but I wuld have left the headbadge decal alone :)

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sorry but

Submitted by davebrochill on 06/07/2009.

painting over a cinelli supercorsa pista is one of the worst things anyone can do. Especially with the decals being intact. Same with the wheel decals. The bike just looks like an alien frame with h+sons. Makes me really sad.

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I know a lot of people who

Submitted by kaaos on 06/07/2009.

I know a lot of people who have the same opinion as you davebrochill.

But my thinking when it comes to look is somehow different... as you can tell from the photos. This is not a random look, it didn't happen just like that. Parts that you see here were chosen for their quality, function and aesthetics. I am a designer by profession so putting a bike together for me was also a challenge in aesthetics (apart from need to make a bike with high quality components).

Don't be sad about bikes like these... think of them like being modest, less of a show off. This bike is still Cinelli SuperPista and wheels are still Campagnolo Pista. Taking off decals from it will not reduce the quality, ability or feel of riding. It's just that this bike doesn't screem "look at me I am Cinelli Super Pista with Campagnolo Wheels".

If you see fixed gear bikes as ones being closer to the basic and minimal as bike could ever be than taking decals off the frame and wheels is move in the same direction.

I never saw it as Cinelli SuperPista, for me it's just "my bike"...
I like that it's italian handmade steel frame from reputable manufacturer but I rather keep that for myself. No one else needs to know about it.

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i couldnt agree more

Submitted by mint on 07/17/2009.

i couldnt agree more

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typo

Submitted by kaaos on 06/07/2009.

typo... it's "scream", not screem

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You're a designer? What do

Submitted by gridplan on 06/07/2009.

You're a designer? What do you design?

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graphics

Submitted by kaaos on 06/07/2009.

graphics

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That's a pretty broad job

Submitted by gridplan on 06/07/2009.

That's a pretty broad job title. Anything commercial? Corporate logos, branding and such?

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gridplan, it is broad...

Submitted by kaaos on 06/07/2009.

gridplan,
it is broad... I've been doing it for last 13 years so there is a bit of everything... identity design, marketing communications, exhibitions, environmental, way finding and signage and other related communications.

why you ask?
same industry?

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No, I'm a code monkey. I

Submitted by gridplan on 06/07/2009.

No, I'm a code monkey. I was just curious.

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I think those modern logos

Submitted by kryptocaine on 06/07/2009.

I think those modern logos would that shit look pretty tacky. Sure it's not the most original, but it is really fucking nice.

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Yeah...

Submitted by Blair Waldorf on 06/07/2009.

davebrochill:
I probably agree with that, but it does look good and I bet it rides like a dream :)

What's the weigh of this baby BTW?

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I've never checked the weight

Submitted by kaaos on 06/07/2009.

I've never checked the weight on the scale... it feels very, very light with Cinelli alloy stem and Cinelli Priest handlebars. Little bit heavier with Nitto stem and handlebar (both steel) but still goes uphill very easy... surprisingly easy.

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noice

Submitted by foofmaster on 06/07/2009.

i just got a chubby

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very very nice...

Submitted by Adman_Rob on 06/07/2009.

really classy job on that one...

Adman in London

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