Name: Cinelli Best Of
Brand: Cinelli

Cycling Weekly Verdict

The Rossa Team colour may not appeal to everybody but the Cinelli Best Of has plenty of Italian flair, as does the excellent ride which is a testament to peerless Italian design principles.

Reasons to buy

+
No compromises
+
Great ride

Reasons to avoid

-
Colour may limit appeal
-
Saddle alignment a bit fiddly

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By Cycling Weekly

published 11 March 2009

The Cinelli Best Of is just what its name suggests — a bike using Cinelli’s best technologies and construction techniques. Cinelli has chosen to use Columbus tubes wrapped at the tube junctions for stiffness and light weight.

There is an integrated seatpost with an expansion wedge similar to an old-style quill system, to secure the saddle. This is fine but if there is no cut-out in your saddle, aligning the post is a palaver, as the bolt is tricky to access with the saddle mounted.

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