Anatomic Bars on retro build??

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David North <[email hidden]> wrote:

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Quoted message said:

I guess I'm asking should this really have curved Cinelli bars?

If you go the Cinelli route, you may have to also swap out the stem as
those bars were spec'ed for Cinelli's proprietary 26.4mm stem clamp[1].

Luke

1.
http://www.bikepro.com/products/handlebars/cinell_drop.html

David North said:

Guys

I am building up a late 1980s Colnago Super frame, i was given it by my

father, along with mostly period bits.

Whilst it's in for a re-spray I'm picking up the various bits missing.

The handlbars it has are 3T black ones that are the modern (to me, I've

been out of road bikes since about 1990!) anatomic type as opposed to
the older style curved ones.

Now can anyone tell me when these were introduced, are they out of
character for the bike???? The stem is a black 3T Colnago one BTW, this

look authentic/old?

I guess I'm asking should this really have curved Cinelli bars?

TTT merckx bend, NON anatomic hbars and bob's yer uncle. These are easy
to find, about $55 from us at Vecchio's.

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David

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Quoted message said:

The handlbars it has are 3T black ones that are the modern (to me, I've

been out of road bikes since about 1990!) anatomic type as opposed to
the older style curved ones.

Now can anyone tell me when these were introduced, are they out of
character for the bike???? The stem is a black 3T Colnago one BTW, this
look authentic/old?

Dunno when 3T introduced theirs, but Modolo had them around '87 or so.

And 26.0 Cinelli 64s and 66s are fairly easy to find on ebay and a few
online retailers.

On 3 Feb 2006 01:08:40 -0800, "David North" <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

Guys

I am building up a late 1980s Colnago Super frame, i was given it by my

father, along with mostly period bits.

Whilst it's in for a re-spray I'm picking up the various bits missing.

The handlbars it has are 3T black ones that are the modern (to me, I've

been out of road bikes since about 1990!) anatomic type as opposed to
the older style curved ones.

Now can anyone tell me when these were introduced, are they out of
character for the bike???? The stem is a black 3T Colnago one BTW, this

look authentic/old?

I guess I'm asking should this really have curved Cinelli bars?

David

Reply

You could ask, are you going to ride it, or look at it?

If ride it, then use bars that fit you, both width and shape.

That's what I would do.

Life is Good!
Jeff

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Qui si parla Campagnolo said:

David North said:

Guys

I am building up a late 1980s Colnago Super frame, i was given it by my

father, along with mostly period bits.

Whilst it's in for a re-spray I'm picking up the various bits missing.

The handlbars it has are 3T black ones that are the modern (to me, I've

been out of road bikes since about 1990!) anatomic type as opposed to
the older style curved ones.

Now can anyone tell me when these were introduced, are they out of
character for the bike???? The stem is a black 3T Colnago one BTW, this

look authentic/old?

I guess I'm asking should this really have curved Cinelli bars?

TTT merckx bend, NON anatomic hbars and bob's yer uncle. These are easy
to find, about $55 from us at Vecchio's.

These are the bars I got when seeking classic bars on the
new bike. Good bars.

--
Michael Press

David North said:

Guys

I am building up a late 1980s Colnago Super frame, i was given it by my

father, along with mostly period bits.

Whilst it's in for a re-spray I'm picking up the various bits missing.

The handlbars it has are 3T black ones that are the modern (to me, I've

been out of road bikes since about 1990!) anatomic type as opposed to
the older style curved ones.

Now can anyone tell me when these were introduced, are they out of
character for the bike???? The stem is a black 3T Colnago one BTW, this

look authentic/old?

I guess I'm asking should this really have curved Cinelli bars?

As a practical and comfort issue, I'd say it depends on your levers. If you
want to keep the original DT shifters and period brake levers you'll be more
comfy with the older bar curve. OTOH If you're modernizing the Ergo and STI
levers just don't fit old Cinelli bars all that well.

Ron