Cinelli factory (Milan)

Columbus/Cinelli bicycle factory on the outskirts of Milan, Italy.

At a glance

Source	Author	Role	In one line
It’s All About the Bike	Robert Penn	setting	Antonio Colombo’s factory; Penn collects his fork.

It’s All About the Bike: In Pursuit of Happiness on Two Wheels — Robert Penn (2010)

Source: It’s All About the Bike · It’s All About the Bike - In Pursuit of Happiness on Two Wheels · Readwise highlight

The impression was confirmed when I walked into his factory on the outskirts of Milan. He came gliding down the aisle towards me on a scooter, wearing a Paul Smith suit and hiking shoes.

• Role: setting
• In the book: Penn walks into Antonio Colombo’s factory, where Colombo glides toward him on a scooter. Colombo shows him round, past tube-drawing machines and fatigue-testing rigs, and Penn picks up a Columbus carbon fork for his bike.
• Why it matters: Scene of the Columbus/Cinelli chapter, where a part of Penn’s bike comes from and where he hears Colombo on steel’s comeback.