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Cinelli’s Hobo is a lot of bike, weighing over 30lb, but it’s built for comfort over speed, and it’s kitted-out for full-on touring: Tubus racks with a 58kg payload, 38mm tyres and 27 gears, the largest sprocket eight teeth bigger than the inner 26t chainring. It even has a spoke holder with spare spokes.
- Highs: Comfortable, well-chosen kit
- Lows: Comfortably not a light machine
The gearing means that in spite of its mass there should be a gear low enough to keep you in the saddle and cranking rather than off the bike and pushing. Wheels shod in Vittoria’s Randonneur Trail rubber cope well with road abuse, the central strip rolling reasonably on tarmac, with a broken tread for towpaths, tracks and gravel.
Bar-end shifters and cantilever brakes are old-school but work well, and the shifters can be adjusted to work in friction mode (rather than STI) in case of mechanical problems. The over-a-metre-long wheelbase ensures stability, complemented by comfort from the steel frame and big-volume boots.
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Product Specifications
Product
| Name | Bootleg Hobo (14) |
| Brand | Cinelli |
| Brakes | Tektro Cantilever |
| Rims | Alex |
| Weight (lb) | 34.17 |
| Year | 2014 |
| Weight (kg) | 15.5 |
| Stem | Cinelli DNA |
| Shifters | Shimano |
| Saddle | Selle San Marco Bioaktive |
| Rear Tyre | 38mm Vittoria Randonneur Trail |
| Cassette | 13-34 |
| Rear Hub | Shimano Deore |
| Handlebar | Cinelli DNA |
| Front Tyre | 38mm Vittoria Randonneur Trail |
| Front Hub | Shimano Deore |
| Frame Material | Columbus rustproof steel |
| Fork | Triple-butted chromoly |
| Cranks | 48/36/26 FSA |
| Frame size tested | L |
Authors
Simon Withers is a freelance cycling writer and bike tester. He has been cycling for as long as he can remember, and more seriously since his time at university in the 1980s. Simon has ridden and raced almost every type of bike over the years and has toured extensively in Asia and Australasia, including riding solo 2,900km from Cairns to Melbourne. He’s been testing bikes and working for BikeRadar and Cycling Plus in various capacities for two decades. Simon has ridden and reviewed countless bikes and products, and specialises in affordable road bikes, gravel bikes and cycling kit, helping riders understand what’s really worth their hard-earned money.
