Reinventing steel / Cinelli

So I got this frame/bike. More pics behind the link. http://viilipurkillinen.kuvat.fi/kuvat/yksivaihde/Modolo/

Valter Modolo, the son of Modolo's founder, said that bike does not exist. After some examining it became obvious that the frame had been repainted and -stickered. 65mm BB, 110mm rear dropouts etc, so kinda old! Found 2 small holes from headtube aswell. At this point I stopped to think for a while, the bike aint too shabby as it is, but well, it's not Modolo, and the paintjob aint that smart. Things like seattube width, braze-ons, the 2 small holes etc indicated about something nice. So:

To be continued.

:-O it looked delightful before, though, even if it isn't a Modolo.

i don't understand the relation to "cinelli" in the header!?

Dunno, the seatcluster looks a little like on the Supercorsa but is different.

This was shit hot! Hopefully you can remake it into another beaut...

That was a beautiful bike.

i don't understand the relation to "cinelli" in the header!?

That just means you dont know things :)

The frame is a Cinelli Pista from 1965-1968. Serial number 7741, and well, 7738 is '65. Will be "restored". The photos lie a bit, the paintjob had a very orangey texture, and the edges of the brazeons were touched up quite badly.

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Where did you get it from, more background?

beauty... did you have any idea of what it actually was when you bought it?

Updating this, primer done, prolly doing the rest within the next 2 weeks or so.

Wheels rebuilt with original hubs (dated '62) and period-correct rims

Basically just missing fitting tubulars and the head badge.

Still taped, but the paint+clear coat are finished.

Nice

Good Job!

do you wanna built it up with a super record group?

Good Job!

do you wanna built it up with a super record group?

Nope, i have all the old (original) parts just waiting there. There werent any Record or Super Record back in the days. 151BCD cranks (should be inch pitch 3-spider Cinelli but well), 110mm rear hub, 65mm bb etc. BB-shell faced and reamed today, prolly kicking the headset+bb in tonight. Should be ready by the end of the week, although im stilling missing period-visually-correct tubulars. And i need to redo the handlebar tape, dont want any plastic tape on em.

Current phase, still a lot to do. Just could not resist putting it together for a sneek peek.

very nice!

Lovely. At the risk of a backlash - stem too slammed?

The bars need to be tilted down a touch too.

Still porn though.