seymour1910

Won't hurt, the Racing 3 wheels are already 11 speed compadable. I think the white hubs would look good with that frame too.

rekon

Thanks @seymour1910

I just picked up the frame and it looks better in person. I can't wait to start building it up!

seymour1910

I think once you make your final decision for the build, you should start a build thread. People (including me) love build threads.

Congrats on the new (to you) bike man. Look forward to seeing it progress.

rpenmanparker 

I would trim the bike in white like the stock bike pictured. Cables, bar tape, and saddle. The hubs can be silver or white. Silver rims. Black is a bit too harsh for the frame colors IMO.

rekon

Thanks! I sure will!

velociraptor

Yes, please do a build thread. You scored big time on that frameset – Congrats!

rekon

I don't like white bar tape. Here is a picture of someone that used black saddle/bar tape:

velociraptor

Nah, I'm with Robert on this – White cables, saddle & tape.

Classic Bianchi.

Plus, it'll look fantastic with the white Fulrcum R3 hubs & rim decals.

rekon

So, something like this?



Meh... I'm not sold on it.

velociraptor

Good lord no.

That's waaaaay too busy and those old Fulcrum wheel decals are hideous.

It would look like this:



But with these:

CafeVelo

You can use your 11 speed wheels across bikes too. I like white accents on bikes.

cale

Looks like a great frame. I hope you don't mind my throwing my $.02 in but when I did my Kuota build, I used this Colnago cockpit for inspiration. I think the white bars and stem on your bike would look fantastic with other white components but recommend celeste for your tape. It is a classic choice and adds subtle contrast to the front of the bike.

rekon

Thanks! I appreciate the input. What about the hoods? black?

rpenmanparker 

There is plenty of Celeste on the frame which, BTW, is where the color originated on Bianchi bikes. More of it is not needed on the bars.

cale

Actually, the celeste with white bars will echo the celeste and white in the frame. It is entirely appropriate. Tastes do differ.

Edited to add. Celeste should match, tape to frame/fork, but if it doesn't it can be worse than going with a different color altogether.

gsa103

I vote black or white with the tape. Celeste tape never matches the frame right and looks terrible dirty.

cale

White hoods. (Keep them clean. Don't complain, you bought the light colored bike. Do you want to clean white tape?)

GuitarBob

Love that!

rekon

I agree! I've seen a bunch of Bianchi bikes online lately and the celeste tape on a celeste frame is not easy to pull off.

I think i'm just going to go with white tape/saddle. Then, black hoods/stem/seatpost.

I'll post a build thread once i order the parts. For now my frame does not look bad on top of my mantel.

rpenmanparker 

From a decorating theory point of view the Celeste, white and black combo makes a lot of sense. It is common to see stark white and black together with nothing pulling them together. It really helps for the mandatory third color in a decorating scheme to split the difference between the two extreme colors and segue between them. With white and black accents on the bike, the Celeste is just about perfectly toned to accomplish that role.

rekon

BTW just for reference, here is a similar bianchi with celeste tape:



And one with black tape/saddle:



Finally, white tape/saddle:

velociraptor

You made the right choice.