Bootleg Rat

Wiggle just started selling this Cinelli fixed bike (along with some Cinelli road bikes). 700 smackers... Might be called Mystic Rat - rat in the title anyway.

http://www.cinelli.it/scripts/prodotti.php?Id=3&lang=EN&IdBici=489

here's a pic

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how much?!!!

how much?!!!

£699.99

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/ProductDetail.aspx?Cat=cycle&ProdID=5360036219&n=Bootleg%20Mystic%20Rats

Better value, IMO:
Cinelli Vigorelli 2008

           [Click image to enlarge](http://www.fatbirds.co.uk/images/CC50_54.jpg)
           Geometry below 
                       Vigorelli 
                                           Vigorelli Track Frame/fork/headset. Oversize Aluminium Columbus Airplane tubing for Maximum Stiffness. Straight fork for perfect handling. 
    Includes headset. 
    5 sizes 50 – 52 – 54 – 56 – 58cm. 
    Colour Italian white.
    English b/b
             [CENTER]                                        [CENTER]**SRP: £505.99**[/CENTER]
                 [CENTER]Fatbirds.co.uk Special Price[/CENTER]
                 [CENTER]ONLY :£449.99[/CENTER]

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Bootleg:
Bootleg is a unique bicycle. You cannot buy it only with money; you must be also well aware of what you are buying. Bootleg is the top race bicycle. It is not everyman's bicycle; it cannot be mass-produced and sold in large quantities.
Bootleg is a ghost bicycle, just like certain airplanes, which are invisible to radars. It is a pirate bicycle, like certain ships, recordings or flags.
The black bicycle. The black sheep of the cycle market, a bête noire for competitors, something to be found on the black market at an unknown, yet steadily increasing price. Bootleg bikes are distributed on a limited scale.

truly brilliant.

It would appear the market's cottoned on to the hip hop stealth bike... Another contender?
That is great marketing nonsense, where did it come from? I could only find "Single speed, switch from free wheel to fixed gear for unforgettable mystic emotions on road and track, thanks to the exclusive reversible 16 teeth flip flop rear hub."
I'm all for unforgettable mystic emotions... ;)

£699 :-|

shit / unknown components / great design & bartape.

That Felt TK2 is still hanging around on Wiggle for same £700.

Cinelli came up with this concept about 4 years ago though so it's not exactly jumping the bandwagon.

Better value, IMO:
Cinelli Vigorelli 2008

           [Click image to enlarge](http://www.fatbirds.co.uk/images/CC50_54.jpg)
           Geometry below 
                       Vigorelli 
                                           Vigorelli Track Frame/fork/headset. Oversize Aluminium Columbus Airplane tubing for Maximum Stiffness. Straight fork for perfect handling. 
    Includes headset. 
    5 sizes 50 – 52 – 54 – 56 – 58cm. 
    Colour Italian white.
    English b/b
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                 [CENTER]Fatbirds.co.uk Special Price[/CENTER]
                 [CENTER]ONLY :£449.99[/CENTER]

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+1

I wonder if it possible to get the Bootleg Rat frame thought, it look pretty good, someone said that frame-only cost €450.

ed, this may be even better:
http://www.cinelli.it/scripts/prodotti.php?Id=1&lang=EN&IdBici=461

The Cinelli SuperCorsa Pista Frame

Not cheap though, but very pretty.

£1424.99, from Chicken, and its a 3 month special order.

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Cinelli came up with this concept about 4 years ago though so it's not exactly jumping the bandwagon.

Maybe 5 years ago. I think thats when I first saw this one, the ultimate hybrid (not something you forget too quickly).

ed, this may be even better:
http://www.cinelli.it/scripts/prodotti.php?Id=1&lang=EN&IdBici=461

The Cinelli SuperCorsa Pista Frame

Not cheap though, but very pretty.

£1424.99, from Chicken, and its a 3 month special order.

the one on chicken cycles is not the pista - supercorsa only.

blleeeuuugh. (@ smallfurry's picture)

the one on chicken cycles is not the pista - supercorsa only.
I was aware of that, but since Chicken are their importers here, and it IS a Special Order item, I think its fair to say that they would still be able to deliver the Pista frame. After all, it is a made-to-measure jobbie.

Just spoke to "Ali" at Big Peaks Cycles (a Cinelli Authorised Dealer) and they do have the Cinelli SuperCorsa Pista available
in their catalogue (via Chicken) for the earlier stated price.

ed, this may be even better:
http://www.cinelli.it/scripts/prodotti.php?Id=1&lang=EN&IdBici=461

The Cinelli SuperCorsa Pista Frame

Not cheap though, but very pretty.

£1424.99, from Chicken, and its a 3 month special order.

Clearly the pricing is similar to the bootleg rat.

And round and round in circles we go.

blleeeuuugh. (@ smallfurry's picture)

Its probably uglier in the flesh!

I had a 2000 Cinelli Bootleg Racing Rats in Seattle. I rode it a lot for several years. Sold it to a guy in Texas after a conversion to an upright hybrid bike. I like the Bootleg concept. These bikes tend towards street tough over super light weight. Looking at a Mystic Rats right now. Can't afford another Super Corsa (I've had two), but have a nice Unica. I think this bike should be a really nice urban bike. Fixed, brakes, h20 & rack mounts. I'll bet I can fender it as well. I rarely ride on a velodrome anymore...

I am thinking about selling my cinelli bootleg mystic rat, 4 months old and in perfect condition, a few marks from stones but nothing serious. Running out of room in my house and garden so this bike has to be sacrificed!!