looking for pista concept frameset... help!
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looking for pista concept frameset... help!
so it's a long and sordid story, but TSA trashed my felt, i'm looking for a replacement frameset, and bianchi isn't selling the pista concept as a frameset any more apparently. so... does anyone know of a bike shop or online that has a 61cm or even a 59cm concept frameset for sale? i'd much rather get the frameset for $599 than the complete for $1399 and then part it out.
i can't stand this...so hating TSA.
i can't stand this...so hating TSA.
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Do what Carleton did, just call Bianchi distributors around the country (starting with the closest to where you live) and ask.
That's how I found my Pake when I was searching for it.
That's how I found my Pake when I was searching for it.
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i filed a claim yesterday, but i can't wait the two months for them to make a decision. i talked to a TSA official back in california and he seemed to think that there wouldn't be any reason they wouldn't pay... so i am taking the risk that they won't pay at all, but i can't stand to wait.
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If TSA takes a while and you don't find the Pista Concept I got a 59cm Surly Steamroller that's less than a month old that I won't be using. I installed a Aheadset and removed the stickers.
If you are interested hit me on PM or email. Email is more reliable.
Edit: I'm talking about just the frame/fork only.
If you are interested hit me on PM or email. Email is more reliable.
Edit: I'm talking about just the frame/fork only.
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ah man, I read what you said on Flickr. Sucks but here is a contribution and I hope it gets you headed in the right direction. I hope you are back on a bike and in traffic ASAP.
https://www.thebikebiz.com/product_p/bk-trk-bnchi01.htm
https://www.thebikebiz.com/product_p/bk-trk-bnchi01.htm
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sorry to hear that hot tk2 is no more. i have to say i'd be a little hotter for a NOS cannondale track than the concept, but both are really slick
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so they did trash it? damn, if i were you, i wouldn't sleep till the bastards had paid up and had their testicles fried in boiling oil.
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HAha, just imagine your bike in an open field being exploded by robots.
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Originally Posted by hyperRevue
HAha, just imagine your bike in an open field being exploded by robots.
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Originally Posted by nme
So i guess the frame dent was terminal then?
so, de facto terminal.
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Oh god that is funny
Some sadistic engineer's joke on his kid
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Originally Posted by No_Minkah
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Oh god that is funny
Some sadistic engineer's joke on his kid
Oh god that is funny
Some sadistic engineer's joke on his kid
haha.. did you get that from my flickr?
oh, and you're totally fired
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yes, I did, thank you for posting it for the world to see and enjoy. And I'm not fired, I quit.
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Call trackstar, they might be able to get one for you. They were selling a NOS 2004 for about $500 so I'd give them a ring to see if they can get anymore.
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Originally Posted by wangster
Call trackstar, they might be able to get one for you. They were selling a NOS 2004 for about $500 so I'd give them a ring to see if they can get anymore.
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help a brother out...
https://cgi.ebay.com/Bianchi-Pista-Co...QQcmdZViewItem
https://cgi.ebay.com/Bianchi-Pista-Co...QQcmdZViewItem
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Originally Posted by West Los CA
help a brother out...
https://cgi.ebay.com/Bianchi-Pista-Co...QQcmdZViewItem
https://cgi.ebay.com/Bianchi-Pista-Co...QQcmdZViewItem
"Some of the original parts have been upgraded."
I don't think he was refering to the wheels. Those Surly 32h track hubs with Mavic open pro rims can't hold a candle to the stock Mavic Ellipse that came on the bike.
"The bike was purchased last summer and ridden on the local velodrome five times."
I really can't see someone buying a complete Pista Concept and changing just about all of the parts and building custom wheels to replace the stock to ride it 5 times. That dog don't hunt.
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Originally Posted by brooklyn
were did you get your pista concept?