Cinelli Bicycles

Cinelli was founded in 1947 by Cino Cinelli, an ex-professional rider whose palmares includes victory at the 1943 Milano San Remo. Though not himself an engineer, Cino was a stubborn perfectionist and within 20 years his company was globally-recognized as the golden standard of racing handlebars and stems as well as the inventor of the worlds first plastic saddle, Unicanitor and the most sought-after Italian racing frames of the period, the mythical Supercorsa (still in production today). In 1979 a retiring Cino sold his company to young industrialist Antonio Colombo (President of bicycle tubing company Columbus). In Cinellis products, Colombo saw the technical perfection of the most efficient and graceful form of transport ever invented. His goal was to communicate this Utopian perfection to the greater public. His tool: Design. Over the next 30 years Colombo introduced a highly contemporary, bold and playful quality to Cinellis products, connecting the world of competitive cyclin...