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Zinn Cycles
Lennard Zinn is a highly influential frame builder and cycling author who first started making his eponymous road and mountain bikes in 1982. Initially Zinn sold only custom bikes and had a very small mountain bike output until the 1990's, when Zinn started selling non custom frames, specializing in big & tall riders.
Some accomplishments and milestones:
- Grew up on Los Alamos, NM where his father was a PhD physicist at the Los Alamos National Labs.
- BS in physics 1980, Colorado College.
- Worked as a petroleum geophysicist and also for the Los Alamos National Labs.
- On US Cycling Team in late 70's, later on the 1981 Colt 45 Racing Team.
- Is 6' 6“.
- Apprenticed for a year to Tom Ritchey in 1981.
- Started his own framebuilding business in 1982 in Boulder, CO. See: https://zinncycles.com/
- Published eight books:
- Published 100s (1000s?) of a articles in VeloNews and elsewhere.
Info at: aps.org, mountainbiketales & https://zinncycles.com.
Lennard Zinn
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1983 Zinn 650B
SunTour MounTech, 650B rims. Lugged frame, bi-plane fork. Lennard Zinn built this all-purpose bike for his mother-in-law in 1983.
1983 Zinn 650B
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1985 Zinn
All rebuilt with non-original parts. Originally pink & red….
“made by Lennard sometime around 85/86 for a member of his Zinn/Alfalfa/Shimano women’s racing team.” retrobike
1985 Zinn
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1989 Zinn
Campagnolo Euclid (1988-1991)
1989 Zinn
retrobike
1990 Z-753
Campagnolo Centaur (1989-1991)
1990 Z-753
retrobike
1991 Z Centaur
Campagnolo Centaur (1989-1991)
1991 Z Centaur
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1992 Z Centaur
Campagnolo Centaur (out of production) with Hope Technology disc brakes (new for 1992.)
1992 Z Centaur
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