New Cipollini

[cymans]

Looks like my new future project has arrived !

http://www.mcipollini.com/en/biciclette/nk1k

Cyman

[ichobi]

1150g for a medium unpainted, and no hardware....looks sharp but rather porky for me.

[prendrefeu]

I like the styling, it's got a nice shape to it. Almost like what the S5 *should* look like.

That said, they should have named it "PHAT" - Più Hype Altro Trippa

[Svetty]

An aero Cipo: surely a bitter-sweet dilemma for KGT

[kgt]

There is some info on this already...
True monocoque, true made in Italy, no funny proprietary parts, direct mount Campagnolo brakes and it looks fabulous.
A beautiful high quality frame , aero or not. Mario's 'acting' is always cool.

[mimason]

A pic from Eurobike '15 makes me think the down tube is going to take a lot of rock damage with how close the front tire is to the frame.

[53x12]

An aero Cipo: surely a bitter-sweet dilemma for KGT

[tinozee]

Does this replace the James Bond model? It does look nice.

[kgt]

No does not seem to replace any of the existing models.

[HammerTime2]

Cipollinii doesn't need to replace any models, it needs to replace its customer service.

A year and a half ago, I submitted a werb form inquiry on the Cipo web site and didn't hear back. A few weeks later, I submitted another web form inquiry, and never heard back. My email was not filtered for SPAM. If Cipo's customer service is that bad before they got my money, I can only imagine what it would be like if something goes wrong after they get my money.

[kgt]

Have you got the frame through an authorized distributor with the authentication papers and all that?
I ask because any time I address an inquiry them through my Cipollini dealer it is answered in less than 24 hours.

[HammerTime2]

It was a pre-sales inquiry on a web form on their own damn web site. Generally people/companies are nicer to you before they get your money than after. Between what I experienced and what I read, which seemed entirely consistent with my experience, i wouldn't buy a Cipollini, no matter how good they might be.

Perhaps the company only responds to dealers and not individuals? O.k., then take down the damn web form inviting people to submit inquiries.

[wheelsONfire]

^^^

I have noted several companies does this!

No answers at all even though you wait weeks and ask again.

I also find it weird. Perhaps once they really open up the mail, it's so much mails that they don't answer any of them?

[maverick_1]

Yes, I ride one, and yes I agree that Cipollini's customer service is one of the worst ever.

[mimason]

HT2, are you aware Cipo is closed an entire month in the summer? Also, having experience with some failures of websites it could have been they never received your email.