Cinelli has launched two new bikes: the Aeroscoop is a carbon aero road bike designed for pro-level racing, while the Speciale Corsa XCR is a stainless steel road bike with premium specs and pricing.
Cinelli claims the Aeroscoop is one of the fastest aero bikes tested by Tour magazine, while also boasting a sub-7kg claimed weight in the top-spec builds. Full bike prices start at £5,299.
Meanwhile, full builds of the Speciale Corsa XCR, built in Milan, weigh from a claimed 8.1kg, with prices starting at a princely €12,500.
Cinelli Aeroscoop
The Aeroscoop has been designed to meet the need for a lightweight aero race bike for Cinelli’s sponsored MBH Bank Colpack Ballan CSB UCI Continental cycling team.
Kitted out with SRAM Red AXS and Fulcrum Wind 57 wheels, Cinelli says the Aeroscoop weighs a claimed 6.98kg.
Although the Aeroscoop is a departure from the brand’s focus on metal frames, Cinelli says the design builds on its Pressure 2 race bike. Cinelli says it’s stiffened up the bottom bracket area in the Aeroscoop, while increasing compliance at the head tube for better handling through corners. Tyre clearance is 34mm.
Cinelli describes the geometry as 'pure racing', promoting an aggressive position and balanced handling.
At the same time, Cinelli has reduced the frame and fork weight from the Pressure 2 to bring the frame weight down to 950g and the fork weight to 370g for a size M.
A distinctive feature of the Aeroscoop is the split heads to the seatstays, where they meet the seat tube. Looking like a cross between the Pinarello Dogma X and the Trek Madone, the design is claimed to guide airflow and reduce turbulence at the frame-to-wheel interface.
Additional aero benefits come from a 4% reduction in the Aeroscoop’s frontal area, Cinelli claims, alongside a small decrease in the head tube width. There’s also a revised down tube shape that shields the bottles and cages, and a smoother transition between frame and fork.
Cinelli says that in independent wind tunnel tests conducted by Germany’s Tour magazine, the Aeroscoop was one of the top ten aero bikes it has tested, with a normalised drag figure of 205 watts at 45km/h. Cinelli claims that the results are better than those Tour found for the Specialized Tarmac SL8 with identical wheels, in a 0-degree headwind.
Cinelli Aeroscoop specs and prices
Prices for the Cinelli Aeroscoop start at £5,299 / €6,000. There’s a frameset-only option available for £3,999 / €4,500. You can also ride the Aeroscoop virtually on Rouvy.
Sizes available are from XS to XL.
Cinelli Aeroscoop Super Record WRL 13s
- Groupset: Campagnolo Super Record 13 52/36t, 11-32t
- Wheelset: Fulcrum Wind 57
- Tyres: Vittoria Rubino 28mm
- Saddle: Fizik Antares R7
- Price: €10,700
Cinelli Aeroscoop Red eTap AXS
- Groupset: SRAM Red AXS 48/35t, 10-30t
- Wheelset: Fulcrum Wind 57
- Tyres: Vittoria Rubino 28mm
- Saddle: Fizik Antares R7
- Price: €10,700
Cinelli Aeroscoop Dura-Ace Disc Di2
- Groupset: Shimano Dura-Ace 52/36t, 11-30t
- Wheelset: Fulcrum Wind 57
- Tyres: Vittoria Rubino 28mm
- Saddle: Fizik Antares R7
- Price: €9,900
Cinelli Aeroscoop Ultegra Disc Di2
- Groupset: Shimano Ultegra 52/36t, 11-30t
- Wheelset: Fulcrum Soniq AL
- Tyres: Vittoria Zaffiro Pro 28mm
- Saddle: Fizik Antares R7
- Price: €6,900
Cinelli Aeroscoop 105 Disc Di2
- Groupset: Shimano 105 Di2 52/36t, 11-34t
- Wheelset: Fulcrum Soniq AL
- Tyres: Vittoria Zaffiro Pro 28mm
- Saddle: Fizik Antares R7
- Price: €6,000
Cinelli Speciale Corsa XCR
Alongside the Aeroscoop, Cinelli has launched the Speciale Corsa XCR. It’s more in line with Cinelli’s traditional specialism and is handmade in Milan from XCR stainless steel from Cinelli's sister brand, Columbus.
The triple-butted, cold-drawn steel tubing is TIG-welded, with brazed junctions into 3D-printed hidden lugs at the seat cluster and the head tube-to-top tube joint.
Modern features include full internal routing through the newly designed Columbus Spirit integrated cockpit. It’s built for electronic groupsets only and has a UDH rear derailleur hanger.
There’s 32mm tyre clearance and a 1,990g claimed frame weight, with the Columbus Trittico carbon fork adding 392g. The SRAM Red AXS build has an 8.1kg claimed weight.
Cinelli Speciale Corsa XCR specs and prices
The Speciale Corsa XCR is available in the same XS to XL sizes as the Aeroscoop. There are three top-tier specs, as well as a frameset-only option priced at £5,000 / €5,000.
Cinelli Speciale Corsa XCR Super Record WRL 13s
- Groupset: Campagnolo Super Record 13 52/36t, 11-32t
- Wheelset: DT Swiss ARC 1100 Dicut 55mm
- Tyres: Vittoria Corsa Pro 30mm
- Saddle: Fizik Antares R7
- Price: €13,500
Cinelli Speciale Corsa XCR Red eTap AXS
- Groupset: SRAM Red AXS 48/35t, 10-30t
- Wheelset: DT Swiss ARC 1100 Dicut 55mm
- Tyres: Vittoria Corsa Pro 30mm
- Saddle: Fizik Antares R7
- Price: €13,000
Cinelli Speciale Corsa XCR Dura-Ace Disc Di2
- Groupset: Shimano Dura-Ace 52/36t, 11-30t
- Wheelset: DT Swiss ARC 1100 Dicut 55mm
- Tyres: Vittoria Corsa Pro 30mm
- Saddle: Fizik Antares R7
- Price: €12,500
