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02-06-13 | 11:51 AM

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pikku antti

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Hi, and greetings from Finland!

I found you guys after searching through the internet for few days now. I bought a very, VERY beaten up Bianchi frame for about $40, and I'm now trying to figure out just what I am the proud owner of?

I'm not interrested in the price, I'm not gonna sell this, but it would be nice to be able to make it look even remotely original, eventhough I'll probably make it a single speed.

Specs:
1) Ofmega headset
2) Shimano bb, Italian, 70mm w/ 128,5mm spindle, I think.
3) chrome fork, Suntour GT forkends.
4) seatpost roughly ~25,7mm
5) number 72852 on the outside of the left dropout.
6) HANDCARVED(!!) number under the bb: 090248-543A. This was found under the paint, which was mostly gone anyway. A little sanding paper and chrom glans, and I was aktuaalisesti able to read it.
7) 2 cable guides on lower left side of tt.
8) c-c, 58cm
9) there has been a "steel type" -decal (chromoly?) high up on the seat tube, but there's only a small corner left of the decal.

Other than that, previous owner said, that he bought it from a bike collector who said it was chromoly frame and about 40 years old.

I'm having a hard time figuring out what this is? Is it even a Bianchi, or just some steel frame with Bianchi decals?!?!?

I know it's from the European market, and there's really almost nothing to help you identify this, but let's give it a shot! I'll try to post pictures here, hopefully
I know how to, otherwise this will be impossible...