Cilo Mod. Nr. 142 1963, Switzerland
History & Specifications
Cilo was founded 1916 in Switzerland in the city Lausanne-Oron at Lake Geneva. The name Cilo is an acronym for Charles Jan Lausanne Oron. After WW2 they had their professionals like the fameous Hans Knecht (world champion 1946) and the KK (Fredy Kübler and Hugo Koblet), both Tour de France winners. From 1980 to 1986 they had the Cilo-Aufina professional team with well known riders like Beat Breu, Daniel Gisiger and Tony Rominger.
The equipment is a typical mix found on many Swiss bicycles during the 1950s-60s. The Cilo rolls on a pair of 1963 Campagnolo Record hubs, Weinmann World Champion rims and Continental Giro tubulars. Gear shifting by a Simplex Suicide front derailleur and a Simplex Prestige rear derailleur. Brakes are a rare pair of the first edition Weinmann Vainqueur 999 De Luxe version. Stronglight Mod. 54 crankset, Lyotard Course light alloy pedals, 4-speed Regina Oro freewheel. Brooks B17 Champion Standard saddle and a pair of Bluemels fenders complete the bike.
This Cilo is serviced, carefully cleaned, the fork and headset was disassembled, cleaned and regreased, seat post removed, seat tube cleaned and regreased, brakeset and derailleurs carefully cleaned and the hubs were disassembled, the bearings cleaned and regreased. 3 sprockets of the 4-speed freewheel were renewed with NOS parts and the chain was replaced. New tires were glued in 2008 and have rolled 50 miles. The Simplex Prestige rear derailleur is a 1972-73 model. Paint and chrome is in good and shiny condition, some paint chips and scratches, the worst on left fork blade.
This Cilo racing bicycle is presented in the premium book «kick into next gear» in great detail.
Frame size seat tube center–top 58 cm, top tube center–center 58 cm, weight 11.1 kg