Bianchi help needed!
Hi!
First, what a great forum! I'm new to Bianchi's and want to buy this bike: http://verkopen.marktplaats.nl/photopopup/535347806/2 This is the only thing I can find on the internet: http://mm.team.over-blog.com/article-17808783.html The seller say's it is a real Reparto Corso, is it? And what price should it be (right now I can get it for $400,-) Thanks!! |
Hard to tell what it is without better close up pics of all the specs. But it has dual pivot brakes, and ergo shifters, probably a 9 spd drive train.
If your just looking for a good bike to ride, I'd say $400 is definitely a good price. Buy something like this equivalent new you are probably looking at $1K - $1.5K |
Looks pretty sweet to me for $400! I have a 2000 Veloce. Steel frame that looks very similar (your potential bike may be aluminum though?), aside from the paint job, and a lot of the same components as this one has. Mine was about $1200 new, if that helps to give you some yardstick.
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7161/6...9be40e13_z.jpg Celeste by Yo Spiff, on Flickr |
Thanks, guys! Here are the specs as I know them
FRAME: Aluminum 7005 FORK: carbon Bianchi BRAKES: Campagnolo Veloce CHAINSET: Campagnolo Veloce 53/39 BOTTOM BRACKET: Campagnolo Veloce REAR MECH: Campagnolo Veloce 9v FRONT MECH: Campagnolo Veloce SHIFT LEVERS: Campagnolo Mirage (black) SPROCKETS: Campagnolo Veloce 13/26 9v WHEELS: Mavic cxp22 SEATPIN: SP 348 Bianchi Logo SEAT: Trimatic Renna PEDALS: Look 20 It will be my first genuine bike and don't want it to be my last ;) |
Appears to be early 2000s. Those all black Ergo levers without writing appear to be Xenon. Black skewer adjusters were typical of Xenon and Mirage, Cant' tell other components but with carbon fork and apparent Mega Pro frame, that's a sweet deal, regardless of the component mix.
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I think you could do better at that price and in The Netherlands. How about this one? It appears to be the same size and has much much better parts on it for only a few bucks more.
http://fietsen-brommers.marktplaats....ta_ind=10&fs=1 |
Originally Posted by Yo Spiff
(Post 13905219)
Looks pretty sweet to me for $400! I have a 2000 Veloce. Steel frame that looks very similar (your potential bike may be aluminum though?), aside from the paint job, and a lot of the same components as this one has. Mine was about $1200 new, if that helps to give you some yardstick.
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7161/6...9be40e13_z.jpg Celeste by Yo Spiff, on Flickr |
There was a time in the late '90s into the early 2000s and it may still be going on but some "Bean Counter" at Bianchi decide that every bike should wear a Reparto Corse (RC) badge. Of course not every bike is a true RC bike and I don't believe this one is. a RC bike would likely have abetter component group but who is to say, I used to know guys who after being given a new SL team frame would take there old Univega or Fuji apart and put those parts on it.
Nice looking bike though |
Originally Posted by jet sanchEz
(Post 13905784)
I think you could do better at that price and in The Netherlands. How about this one? It appears to be the same size and has much much better parts on it for only a few bucks more...
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Originally Posted by Bianchigirll
(Post 13905819)
This Bianchi seems to look similar to every Bianchi on here!
Originally Posted by Bianchigirll
(Post 13905831)
There was a time in the late '90s into the early 2000s and it may still be going on but some "Bean Counter" at Bianchi decide that every bike should wear a Reparto Corse (RC) badge. Of course not every bike is a true RC bike and I don't believe this one is.
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