Originally Posted by
realityocean
just chancing my arm here. i purchased my secondhand bianchi 625 roughly 4 years ago, in the west of france for the very modest price of €65 & the price of a pair of tyres. it is marked as made in the eec, as the eec change it's name in 1993 i think it safe to assume the bike is over 20 years old.
wheels are european 'fir' deep rims, the company went out of business in the '90's. mostly shod with campag avanti components, i think some later mirage bits were retro fitted, ergo shifters included.
the bars are etched with the bianchi logo and the stem is bianchi marked, the quill and headset are etched 'made in italy and the colour is an unblemished celeste, the saddle is a sel italia coloured black and celeste to look like carbon fibre. i know the bike isn't totally original but she looks brand new and turns heads even if she does creek a little when ridden. the only missing part is the rear pump lug from under the crossbar.
i am potty about this bike despite my assumption that when new it was an entry level piece of kit.
i would love to know exactly how old my baby is, the sn's are 495 & A591303 both numbers are located under the bb.
Can anyone shed some light.
cheers
rob
Pics would help a great deal but European market bikes are different from ours, so maybe approximate year is all we can do. I'll have to check but I am pretty sure Avanti is a mid '90s group along with Mirage so those parts are likely replacements as Noglider points out. 'Deep' or aero rims came along in the mid '80s I believe so it is possible the wheels are replacements too.
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