Originally Posted by tmh657

My wife rode a 56cm and it was a bit too big. I looked at smaller bikes all the time to do a frame swap. It was always something like, "I don't like red frames, or that one has a unicrown fork, I just want a Celeste Bianchi". Me too.

I searched and they were there for a price. Then a month ago I saw the ad on Craig's. I got lucky. It's not a high end Columbus frame but it's Italian made and Celeste and it fits her. It is 8 speed and has Sora shifters. She likes them since they have the thumb paddles. Go figure. Dura Ace FD and RD and brakes.

It's still a work in progress. It HAS to have a shiny crank she says to match the shiny rims. I agree, the 105 works fine but it needs a Dura Ace 7410. I built the wheels on Sun CR-18's. I polished the frame yesterday after doing some touch up with Celeste paint I ordered online.