VintageLOTUSbicycles.com
Lotus Design Cinelli Supreme
The 1986-87 Lotus Design Cinelli Supreme was an all-out hand-crafted Italian racing machine, offered as a limited production model only. Fully Campagnolo Super Record equipped, the
Design Cinelli Supreme also carried LOTUS pantographed Cinelli stem and Campagnolo chain ring, LOTUS engraved seat stays as well as a Cinelli chrome fork crown. A "Design Cinelli" decal is on the left chain stay.
Pastel Blue was the only color offered and shown for 1987.
Lotus teamed up with Cinelli to produce four all-Italian bicycles, beginning in 1985. Those models were the Record, Supreme, Triomphe, and Victory.
Please check the Lotus Design Cinelli Record page for more information on all the Design Cinelli models.
Pastel Blue was the only color offered and shown for 1987.
Lotus teamed up with Cinelli to produce four all-Italian bicycles, beginning in 1985. Those models were the Record, Supreme, Triomphe, and Victory.
Please check the Lotus Design Cinelli Record page for more information on all the Design Cinelli models.
The photo above, scanned from the 1987 Lotus Catalog, shows the Lotus Design Cinelli Supreme in Pastel Blue. The inset photo shows the Design Cinelli decal on the left chain stay. 1987 was the last year for the Lotus Design Cinelli line, the only Cinelli model available was the Supreme. The Triomphe and Record were replaced by the Sugino 75 equipped Elan 75 and the Dura Ace equipped Prestige.
The image below is a scan of a photocopy of the 1986 Lotus Catalog. The bicycle is photographed in Pearl Coral, but the text and specifications from the catalog show the Supreme was only available in Pastel Blue. Pearl Coral and Emerald Green were available on the Cinelli Triomphe. It is unknown if the Lotus Design Cinelli Supreme was actually produced in any color other than Pastel Blue.
If you are the proud owner of a Lotus Design Cinelli Supreme, we'd love to have photos of the actual bicycle. Please contact us here if you can help.
| 1986-87 Lotus Design Cinelli Supreme Team LOTUS Racing Series |
|||
| Frame Details | Cinelli lugs and Cinelli bottom bracket shell, stay ends, bridges and fittings, LOTUS pantographing on stays. Top tube cable guides, shift lever bosses on downtube, pump peg, chain hanger, chrome chain stay, two pair of water bottle bosses, recessed brake bolts. Cinelli decal on left chain stay. | ||
| Frame Tubing | Columbus SLX Internally Rifled DB | Headset | Campagnolo Super Record |
| Fork | Columbus SLX, Chrome LOTUS Pantographed Cinelli Cast Fork Crown | Handlebar | Cinelli |
| Colors | Pastel Blue | Stem | Cinelli w/ LOTUS Pantograph |
| Frame Sizes | 48, 51, 54, 56, 58, 60, 63 cm | Brakes | Campagnolo Super Record |
| Crank | Campagnolo Super Record 42-52 w/ LOTUS Pantographed Chainring | Seatpost | Campagnolo Super Record |
| Pedals | Campagnolo Record Superleggeri w/ Toe Clips and Straps | Saddle | Cinelli Volare |
| Shift Levers | Campagnolo Super Record | Rims | Ambrosio Durex Synthesis Heat Treated 32 Holes |
| Front Derailleur | Campagnolo Super Record | Hubs | Campagnolo Super Record |
| Rear Derailleur | Campagnolo Super Record | Spokes | 14-15 Guage DB Stainless Steel |
| Freewheel | Regina CX 13-21 | Tires | Vittoria Corsa CX Tubular |
| Chain | Regina CX | Weight | 20.5 lbs. for 54cm |
| Notes | 1986 Accessories:Benotto Handlebar Tape 1987 Accessories: LOTUS Water Bottle, Rim Cement, Alloy Bottle Cage. |
||
