Cinelli has worked with British-Nigerian artist and designer Yinka Ilori on a limited-edition collaboration – called Dream Together, You Can Still Win – which will be launched officially on 29 September.
It’s the second artist collaboration by Cinelli in 2025, part of an ongoing series, with Cinelli previously working with Brooklyn, New York based artist Futura’s Futura Laboratories design studio.
Cinelli has also recently worked with Oakley to release limited-edition retro sunglasses, with Italian streetwear brand Iuter, and with Kask to offer limited-edition Protone Icon and Utpoia Y helmets. Back in 2022, it worked on a collab with the Italian football club Inter, including custom Cinelli bikes and cycling kit.
The collaboration with Ilori showcases a one-off edition of the Cinelli Vigorelli track bike. It also includes a cycling jersey and cap, and a striking casual T-shirt. We’ve previously reviewed the Vigorelli in road-legal form, decked out with rim brakes and a 1x11-speed SRAM Apex groupset.
Cinelli and Ilori claim the Dream Together, You Can Still Win collection’s vivid colours are inspired by the freedom of cycling and its connection to the living world, saying that: “At its core, cycling remains a spiritual, joyful and recreational experience; ‘Dream Together, You Can Still Win’ flips the concept of competition, redefining what it means to ‘win’.”
“Bike culture has been an integral part of my childhood, shaping many of my experiences as an inner city kid in London. The bike itself symbolizes freedom – it’s a tool which allows you to venture, to escape and to expand your horizons,“ says Ilori.
Community bike ride through Milan
There will be a one-off event in Milan on 29 September to mark the launch of the new limited-edition collection, featuring an exhibition of bikes from Cinelli’s vintage collection and, of course, a community bike ride, slated to take one hour and visiting some of Milan’s cultural and creative hot spots.
“Cinelli holds a decades-long reputation for collaborating with creatives, exploring the interplay between art and cycling. It’s a pleasure to be able to contribute my own spin on this, collaborating with Cinelli’s creative team to take cycling back to its essence,” says Ilori.
