These were part of my cousin's fil's belongings. I have inherited his bike gear but have no idea what these are. Maybe hooks to attach a bag or extra handlebars on a road or mountain bike. I have no idea. They have Cinelli stickers on them
by Gregory85
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Spinacci!
Spinach in English.
Spinacchi bars. Banned by the UCI for use in races – but they offer a more aero position
Cinelli Spinaci, vintage aero bars. They attach to your bikes handlebars and act like an extra handhold.
thats history right there
Spinacci!
LeMond loved these but they’re outlawed in UCI road events
You clamp them onto your handle bars near the stem clamp, they give you an extra aero/tucked position.
I still have a pair of these in my shed 👍🏻😃
Spinaci bars, from the mid-late 90s. They were very popular and had a few variants (3T’s Tiramisu for one). They were outlawed by UCI cause they caused crashes during the first week of the Tour, which at the time was filled w sprint stages.
In reality the crashes were not more or less than today’s racing, but UCI being UCI decided to blame the crashes on dudes resting in the Spinaci bars rather than their drop bars. Although there’s a micro kernel of truth there, they were scapegoated and vetoed.
I had them at the time. They were super light but not super comfortable.
What they are is unnecessarily dangerous. Get aero bars if you want to ride in the position they can afford.