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02-14-05, 01:14 PM
I worked last night and as I rode home this morning I stopped by my lbs.
Yes, they had it.
They had put armadillos on it and the Profile Design Stoker Bullhorn bars, and they had put an intriquing double-screw chain tug on the dropouts.
They had not as yet installed the extra 18t sprocket, which pleased me because it gave me a chance to talk to them about the stripped lock rings discussed in another thread.
First impression: five times more beautiful than anything I could have imagined.
Pictures do not communicate the presence of this elegant little machine.
The embodiment of function.
Second impression: I don't want to use the word fragile, but Bianchi better have put each molecule of steel in exactly the right place because they didn't use any more than they absolutely needed.
I weighed 203lbs in my full flight uniform this morning, which means I probably weigh a shade under 200 in my bike clothes, and I feel BIG on this greyhound.
Third impression: light.
I know my son's aluminum road bike weighs less than the Pista, but the Pista feels lighter and moves like a bird.
I attribute much of the lightness to perception and not to real weight, but it feels sooo light.
Fourth impression: very nice finish.
I thought I would find the chrome and the big white panels gaudy, but it all not only works together, it does so much more quietly and tastefully than I thought it would.
This does not look like budget bike to me.
Ha! I imagine I sound like school kid with his first crush.
Go ahead, laugh at me.
But I feel very happy this morning.
I worried I might have made a mistake with my familly's money, but now I know I spent it well.
Thanks to everyone who took the time to share their knowledge and experience with me, the newbiest of newbies.
You steered me straight.
Thank you.
Yes, they had it.
They had put armadillos on it and the Profile Design Stoker Bullhorn bars, and they had put an intriquing double-screw chain tug on the dropouts.
They had not as yet installed the extra 18t sprocket, which pleased me because it gave me a chance to talk to them about the stripped lock rings discussed in another thread.
First impression: five times more beautiful than anything I could have imagined.
Pictures do not communicate the presence of this elegant little machine.
The embodiment of function.
Second impression: I don't want to use the word fragile, but Bianchi better have put each molecule of steel in exactly the right place because they didn't use any more than they absolutely needed.
I weighed 203lbs in my full flight uniform this morning, which means I probably weigh a shade under 200 in my bike clothes, and I feel BIG on this greyhound.
Third impression: light.
I know my son's aluminum road bike weighs less than the Pista, but the Pista feels lighter and moves like a bird.
I attribute much of the lightness to perception and not to real weight, but it feels sooo light.
Fourth impression: very nice finish.
I thought I would find the chrome and the big white panels gaudy, but it all not only works together, it does so much more quietly and tastefully than I thought it would.
This does not look like budget bike to me.
Ha! I imagine I sound like school kid with his first crush.
Go ahead, laugh at me.
But I feel very happy this morning.
I worried I might have made a mistake with my familly's money, but now I know I spent it well.
Thanks to everyone who took the time to share their knowledge and experience with me, the newbiest of newbies.
You steered me straight.
Thank you.