Picked this '83 Bianchi Special up off CL last week.

Before:







After:

All dis-assembled and cleaned. Swapped wheels for a 700c set I had around. Swapped stem, bars and levers for a set I had all taped up and ready for another project. Dyed saddle and brushed it up with the brass. All new cables. Been riding it every day since I finished, it's definitely faster and more agile now!


Superbe long reach brakes and levers I had no use for until now.


It cleaned up pretty well. MKS sylvans I had around.


I scraped all the disintegrating decals off and used some scratch doctor on the whole thing. Really brought the sparkle back!