scout82

Several Months ago I posted in C&V asking for assistance with identifying my Bianchi Sport. Well alot has happened since then... my 2nd child, our son, was born and I have not had much time to work on the bike. I did try and essentially stay original equipment, and this really needed to stay as cheap as possible...all my money is funneled towards diapers and formula. For example my sole mountain bike recently broke and I am unable to repair it currently... Well anyways the below links are the full before and after albums.

The only thing I have left to do is add clipless pedals and replace the seat.

Before: https://goo.gl/5NflB
After : https://goo.gl/bF5kK



Thanks to everyones help on here. Thanks to Bianchigirll for your input and help identifying the year!!

Bianchigirll 

It looks terrific! Lots of great bikes like this one don't need alot of upgrading just some TLC and they can be great riders. Congrats on your new bundle of joy.











Before,

scout82

I meant to mention that I already took it for its maiden ride.. only 11.25 miles but that's mostly because the seat gets uncomfortable quick...too plush. Its a super smooth ride, I will probably put lots of miles on it this year.

Bianchigirll 

Have you had a chance to get this on the road again?

ThermionicScott 

Are both of the pivots on the rear derailleur moving freely? That looks like a lot of chain gap for a slant-parallelogram RD.

3speedslow

Ah, new father (again) CONGRATULATIONS !!

. So, what is wrong with that MTN bike ?

scout82

Yes I actually took it out Saturday for a 26 mile ride. Even with the cruddy seat it was awesome! Hit a top speed of 40mph average 13mph. Some pretty epic hills too. The one issue I found besides brake squeal (it was damp) was that when I shifted into the largest cog the derailleur is clicking on a few spokes...so I will have to get with some bike tech friends to tighten the spokes and true up the wheels. The Derailleur ends up being a mere 1-2mm's away from the spokes!! Which is too close for my comfort!


Yes both pivot points are moving, I noticed that too and adjusted the B screw to shorten that chain gap.



I was out riding on the 1st and slipped off a short narrow bridge and smacked the rear derailleur bending it and breaking the hanger off...to get home I had to convert it to a single speed which in turn over tensioned the chain and tore up the 22 crank ring! Which sucks because the crank has welded rings... So my Gary Fisher Wahoo is side lined for a bit while i save up money to buy the needed/wanted upgrades/replacements to get it back on the trail! I am lucky to have good friends, a buddy loaned me his SS so I can still ride some while I wait to repair the Wahoo!

scout82

I actually looked at this again...and the the b screw is all the way in and there is still a HUGE gap...which is ok if i'm perfectly lined up with the cog.. otherwise if I pedal backwards the chain derails partially off the guide jockey causing shifting issues.. am I doing something wrong??

ThermionicScott 

I chased down your derailleur on Velobase and it's the long-cage variety: https://velobase.com/ViewComponent.as...108&AbsPos=384

To clear a 34T sprocket, it'll need a little more chain gap than a pure road RD, so it's probably just fine. It's common for funky things to happen when backpedalling, and that's why it's generally discouraged. As long as everything moves freely on that RD, I wouldn't worry about it.

Grand Bois

It looks great, but I've got to say that the front brake cable routing is better in the before picture. Running it in front of the bar puts a bend in it.

scout82

There's actually not really a bend in it. I think I ran it like that because I felt like it might get my way behind the bar and annoy me... but possibly not. Either way the brake functions perfectly. I almost ran the rear brake in the same manner but for some reason decided not too..