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I retract all my previous comments as I have just checked my own collection and found similar forks

Yes, I think some police experts base their opinions of forged banknotes by comparison with examples of known-genuine currency -it's a recognised technique. Rossin never made poorly executed and Welded fork attachments period.
It is important, in my opinion, that rare and interesting bikes and parts are not adulterated. Alright any owner has the right to cut his Cinelli Laser in half if he wants to but altering items and passing-off as original (if such is the case) will do nothing to enrich the World of bicycle collecting.
I know Rossin produced various styles of fork mounts for bars but none I have seen is a welded tube construction with 2 bolts and poorly executed at that.
But to each his own.

But the Performances are much later prob after Rossin went out of business and even their clamp is not the same as yours. No way would Rossin have used a (less than tidy) weld on those forks -they would have been brazed -pure and simple. It is not difficult to add such brackets to a set of forks -just difficult to do it right -apparently.

Thanks -all the Best
Si

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Well done on sale - nice frame -out of interest where and when was the pic of guy on track taken?

Well done on the quick sale - as a point of interest is the stem 26.4 or 26.0 ?

The forks on your frame look different to the originals in the last set of pics. They look similar to the later EL Performance which I believe were produced after Rossin sold out??
Anyway as far as I can see no early forks had the curved section clamps but had 2 part clamps .
However for my two pennyworth I'd say your forks would not possibly have needed filler as you say because they would have been brazed -yours look distinctly welded to me and that is about as likely a Rossin technique as six inch nails.

Looks great. Interesting to see another SMG - I have a stayer SMG which was the French demi fond record holder in '86.
All the Best
Si

Dibs silver 2a stem

Doesn't sarcasm only work as a response to a comment made by another as distinct from a response to your own point. ie you stated long was problematic and nobody said short was.
Sarcasm isn't the lowest form of wit - it is the highest but not when used against an point that wasn't contested.
Where us your Boxing day event out of interest - tt? Club or open ? Sounds fun if people use lo pros.

Why should you always hold in a position that bends the wrists down - surely the best position is in a neutral and natural wrist position ? Maybe Moser and Fignon and Bugno and ...well just about every pro rider would have held done better with your advice if only it had been available to them and their coaches and held on to the flat part of their pursuit bars.

Why did you make a terrible blunder ?- I presume you chose to cut them because that suited you .
What carnage did you survive? Didn't you suggest longer was more prone to slipping ergo cut down would be safer?
Are you being ironic by any chance?

1. Cinelli designed them to be used like that with cable holes pre-drilled near ends.
   
2. If you put so much weight on your bars that you need to shorten them to reduce leverage your whole position is probably odd.
   
3. These bars are only marginally longer than some other types they just look longer because of shape.
   
4. Bars will not move if fitted without grease , to correct stem and tightened to recommended torque.
   
5. The hand position is not necessarily right at end of bars.
   
6. Cinelli know how to design stuff .
   

Cheers

Unbelievable! - All gold plating is 24k because only pure gold is passed across the plating solution. - " And is easy to applied very thin. What bike is it a, Halfords job?

Quite simply LA84's are made to be cut or not depending on the individual's proportions and riding position - if fashion and hacksawing is important to some then that is their business but I am certain Monoglaze builds bikes to ride as well as own - In my experience if something works well it usually looks right .

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Yes - Cinelli only didn't cut them because the hacksaw was not invented in Italy until 1985.
Cut them off, loose the factory brake holes and have personalised and devalued items - not a good plan.

Listed here FOR SALE elsewhere.

Isn't it against rules to list something that is for sale elsewhere?

He may be on the level -just not helped by his supercilious tone......only time will tell.

Are shipping prices included ? The point is where the frames etc are. I presume his friends "flitting" activities don't involve lugging around the whole collection of items shown.

He's gotta be "kidding" ?

No worries. They did make NJS Sheriff star hubs but very pricey.
All the Best
Si