>>1332336>>1332336They aren't bad, but they shifted downmarket and to a younger more casual demographic during the fixie craze, with the histogram, but that wasn't lasting.
And they didn't make the carbon shift in time to stay competitive like other italian heritage brands managed.
they've always mostly been a component maker and you used to see half the pro peleton with cinelli stem or bars, and most nice italian road bikes, but now it's none.
They don't even have the retrodouche market because nitto is better.
their frames don't compete any longer at the top level for cycle racing either.
and they don't do any batshit concept stuff like pic related now either.
any old cinelli, is a grail bike. They were, for like 50 years, held in absolute highest regard, amongst italian road bikes, which are themselves held in highest regard. Rare and hyper desirable and no cheap models.
Now they're more a failed fixie brand than an italian bicycle brand. Probably not bad but nothing special at all.
I wouldn't not buy one but also why and don't expect eyefucking from bike autists and italiboos
