Originally Posted by
revchuck
Yup, it's '97.
Here is a link to the specs. I've got the same bike but in celeste (they offered two colors that year) and mine's not as well preserved as yours. It's a sweet bike!
Thanks for the link, I already got the specs from it. I didn't know they had only two colors, the celeste one should be beautiful, I've heard it is the "official" Bianchi color, congrats. I think the Marino Blue is more difficult to see since the majority would opt for the Celeste.