Originally Posted by
ksisler
OP; Recommend looking for a clean Bianchi NR or SR from the mid-1980's. In Celeste green of course. These have nice Columbus tubed frames and mostly Campy bits. Can be found at really good prices and are from before things started to get proprietary and complicated.
/K
You can find one even cheaper if you do not hold out for Celeste. (Been there ... done that. Nothing wrong w/ early 1980s, but sorry, it's not for sale.
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