The Cinelli XCR frame – welded from a custom drawn Columbus XCR tubeset – has been designed very simply to offer riders the purest and most direct experience of the cutting edge of steel cycling technology.
Released by Columbus in 2007, the XCR stainless steel tubeset represents the most important step forward in performance steel bicycle technology of the last 25 years. XCR was the world’s first – and still today is the world’s only – cold drawn seamless stainless steel tubeset. It is made from a martensitic stainless alloy whose superior mechanical characteristics (in particular its Ultimate Tensile Strength and End Strength) allow for sub 1,5 kg frame weights and superior weight/stiffness ratios than either aluminum or titanium. Additionally the structure of the XCR’s martensitic steel is able to absorb vibrations noticeably more rapidly and uniformly than any austenitic steel, resulting in subtle but uniquely “zingy” ride quality.
In order to exalt this technology, Cinelli’s XCR frame features the classic Cinelli Italian stage racing geometry, an oversized 44mm headtube, proprietary winged-C dropouts, a CNC’d Titanium headbadge featuring the original Cinelli heraldic logo, and all its tubes are hand-polished to a mirror finish, emphasizing the stainless steel construction.
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Strength ratio: With incomparable characteristics, for an extraordinary stiffness/weight and tensile strength ratio, superior to that of aluminium and titanium. Undoubtedly the most significant innovation of the last thirty years in the performance steel bicycle sector. |
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Flat mount: Today, the flat mount disc brake has become a standard, so XCR moves to disc brake. Nevertheless, the unmissable winged shape dropouts keep recalling Italo Lupi's iconic winged C. Design, function and herritage merge in one single detail. |
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XCR stainless steel: It was back in 2007 when Columbus launched XCr HINOX tube on the market, the result of an incredible commitment of R&D department: the world's first tubeset of cold0drawn seamless stainless steel tubes (cold-drawn between 12 and 15 times, up to a thickness of 0,35 - 0,4 mm). |
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Set up - Campagnolo Super Record EPS
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Set up - Sram Red eTap AXS
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Set up - Shimano Dura Ace Di2
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Set up - Shimano Ultegra Di2
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