1975 Cinelli Pista
Cino Cinelli, a former pro and winner of Milan – San Remo and the Giro di Lombardia, started his bike company in 1948. Well known for reliable handlebars and stems, the Cinelli Unicanitor saddle, and the first ski-binding type pedal, Cinelli also produced some fabulous racing bikes.
This beautiful track bike represents everything that made Cinelli great. Made with flawless, smooth lugs and paint, light and springy Columbus tubing, it sported classic looks while utilizing the cutting edge in technology. Actually, we chose a couple of older (not quite so cutting edge) era components when building this bike just because some of the older stuff was so pretty.
The mid 1970s were a design, quality and sales peak. In 1974, Cinelli made waves when Ole Ritter set the hour record on his futuristic Cinelli track bike. Cinelli saddles, pedals, handlebars, and stems were the choice of every top rider and bike builder. The Super Corsa road bike and this track bike were considered the best available. In 1978 Cinelli sales and production peaked, and Cino chose to go out on top, retiring and selling his company to his tubing supplier, Columbus.