Exactly a year ago, we were contacted by the legendary Italian bikeproducer Cinelli. Although we come from two different parts of the industry, we still share a lot of common ideas when it comes to bicycles. They were very keen on making a cargobike collaboration, and they wanted to do it together with the company who has the best produced cargobike on the market, (you know who, right).
We of course were thrilled and honored by this offer, so we started working on a Bullitt, spiced up with the Cinelli coolness. The result is a unique looking Bullitt - The Bullitt Vigorelli is born.
After registrating their interest, buyers for the very limited number of bikes were drawn at random in October 2023, and the Bullitt Vigorellis will land on their owners' doorsteps in the beginning of the new year.
We shouldn't need to wax lyrical about the heritage that Cinelli have within cycling. Their iconic logo has adorned components since the early days of professional cycle sport and their contribution to the resurgence of fixed gear culture back in the early 2000's with both the Vigorelli frames and the partnership with MASH in San Francisco has had enormous impact. These heady, carefree days were the boom in urban cycling for many and in a strange, yet wonderful twist of fate, the time when we were prototyping a certain Bullitt cargo bike.
Heritage and legacy are words easily thrown around, but as a manufacturer your products need to be long lasting and durable for them to leave an impact and we are proud of the positive impact the Bullitt has had for many, in the same way Cinelli parts have been made to stand the test of time. This is why the Bullitt Vigorelli collaboration resonates beyond a beautiful paint job and logos for us.
We are enormously proud of the result. As a little extra special deal clincher we also managed to secure the very limited silver edition of Shimano's GRX groupset and we love how it compliments and does justice to the framekit.
The Bullitt Vigorelli is produced in a limited number of 25 complete bikes and 25 frame kits.
Technical specifications :
Frame Kit :
7005 T6 Aluminium frame, featuring opening for Gates Carbondrive, and modular dropout system.
Seattube diameter 31.6 mm
68mm threaded bottom bracket
Multiple dropout options in 135mm and 142mm
Powder coated, 2 layers of color and 1 layer of clearcoat.
Steel fork with IS brake caliper mount and tapered steerer.
Ships with: Headsets (44/56mm inset, 1 1/8th external) and topcaps, aluminum kickstand, 22 mm steerer arm with rubber covered balljoint and 3 different steerer rods with corresponding spacers (50 mm, 100 mm and 140 mm) for different riding positions and free choice of a set of dropouts from our website.
Framekit weight: 11.7 kg
Retail Price : 1799 € + shipping costs
Complete bike :
7005 T6 Aluminium frame featuring opening for Gates Carbondrive.
Seattube diameter 31.6 mm
68mm threaded bottom bracket
Powder coated, 2 layers of colour and 2 layers of clearcoat.
Steel fork with flat mount and tapered steerer.
Ships with: Headsets (44/56mm inset, 1 1/8th external) and topcaps, aluminum kickstand, 22 mm steerer arm with rubber covered balljoint and 3 different steerer rods with corresponding spacers (50 mm, 100 mm and 140 mm) for different riding positions
Dropout in 135mm with flat mount.
Framekit complete weight: 11.7 kg
Shimano GRX Limited, 40t 11speed singlering crankset, 170 mm or 172,5 mm.
Shimano GRX Limited Rear derailleur
Shimano GRX Limited Shift lever
Shimano GRX Limited Flatbar brake levers
Shimano GRX Limited Flat mount brake caliper with Bullitt-length BH90 hoses
Shimano Ultegra R60 Bottom bracket
Shimano Saint Ice-Tech Freeza 180mm 6-bolt rotors
Shimano XT M8000 - 11-34t/11-42t, 11-speed cassette
Shimano XT HG701, 11-speed chain,
Wellgo Platform pedals in black
Limited silver wheelset consisting of 26” rear, 20” front,
Custom drawn and silver anodised Alex rims FR32 rims laced on a set of Novatec
Alex FR32 rim, silver, silver Novatec hub w/ Japanese bearings and 10 mm thru axle, silver, reinforced spokes and nipples, rim tape
2 Schwalbe innertubes, 26” + 20”
3 matching sets of tires;
Tire set, Schwalbe Kojak, 26" + 1.35 and 20” + 1.35
Tire set, Schwalbe Supreme, 26" + 1.6 and 20” + 1.6
Tire set, Schwalbe Big Apple, 26" + 2.0 and 20” + 2.0
Fender set, 26” and 20”, extended version, black
Saddle, Velo Race, black
Seat post, limited silver MJ, 400 mm, 31,6 mm diameter, silver
Handlebar, limited silver MJ, riserbar, 740 mm, silver
Stem, limited silver MJ, 50 mm, silver
Top cap, limited silver MJ, silver
Seat clamp, MJ, 34,9 mm, fixed, black
Seat clamp, MJ, 34,9 mm, QR, black
Silicone grips, Velo (2 sets of cap ends, silver and red)
Bell, Wind Bell, limited silver
Larry vs Harry Honeycomb board made especially for this collab w/ Cinelli heritage colour graphic tape
Complete bike with honeycomb board, complete weight 23,9 kg
Retail Price : 4100 € + shipping costs
Read on to hear Cinelli's take on this collaborative process.
“Ever since messengers started preferring track bikes in an overwhelming way in the early 2000s we have been working directly together with them, sponsoring their world championships with our caps, designing bikes together, commissioning their artworks and basically creating really long-lasting and continuously inspiring friendships. But a few years ago we began to notice a new trend: whilst they continued to ride our track bikes TO work, AT work they were riding very a different kind of bike: cargo bikes. We love cargo bikes, we love riding them, we love what they represent and what they can do but at the same time we wanted to continue to have messengers ride Cinellis. So we went to Larry vs Harry who make the world’s best heavy-duty cargo bike, the Bullitt, and asked if they’d be interested in making a Bullitt-Vigorelli. Luckily the answer was yes.”
- Lodovico Pignatti Morano, Creative Director, Cinelli
Please check out cinelli-milano.com for more information about Cinelli.
Harry has his take on how this partnership developed too and makes the point from a pragmatic perspective of material choice.
"The idea of a collaboration between Cinelli and Larry vs Harry, came up exactly a year ago. Though coming from two different angles of the bike business and with a very different age of the companies, we still had a lot in common. We both have a fan base of messengers, who in Cinelli and in us, have found reliable and sturdy bikes made for the professionals. Also we share the dedication to aluminum, a strong, still light metal, well suited for fast and durable bikes. So when we wanted to do something together, the natural choice was to combine the classic Vigorelli track bike with the Bullitt cargobike. One year later we are proud to introduce the Bullitt Vigorelli.”
- Hans Bullitt Fogh, CEO, Larry vs Harry
For more information on this beautiful collaboration and a chance to register for purchase, please go to larryvsharry.com
and check out the Bullitt Vigorelli in action in Copenhagen and in Milano!
