Originally Posted by
85allegro
Thanks for the insight. I didn’t know that the Columbus thing was a buy out. Do you know what year that happened? Have they always been more of a track bike builder than road?
Late 1970s, I think. Cinelli track bikes are famous but their road bikes are well known as well- Cinelli Supercorsas are one of those dream vintage bikes like Merckx Corsa Extras, Colnago Supers, or Bianchi Specialissimas.
Anyway, you probably don't see a lot of them for sale for the same reason you don't see a lot of Bianchi Specialissimas for sale- they were really expensive bikes back in the day too, so they just aren't as many to go around compared to, say, a vintage Trek 420 or something. According to VeloRetro, in the 1970s (the last decade before the Columbus buyout/Cino Cinelli's retirement) they produced about 400 frames a year.