Originally Posted by
T-Mar
You may be able to read the stamping on the cups without using a puller. You'll see those style lugs on a lot of early 1970s Bianchi like the Rekord models.The bottle bosses look very high on the tube and were probably added later. I suspect this may be a Bianchi Rekord 71 with their hi-tensile tubing which was known as Tubi Calibrati 1-20.
I'm gonna hose the bike off today as there's a bit of old dirt/grime all over, then maybe I can read the BB.......for sure the headset is identical to the one on the Classic Rendezvous site where they have a pic from a late 60's bike.
The bummer at the moment is the chain has a few inches of seized links......I've sprayed them down with penetrant over night and I'm hoping to get them free enough to get the bike ride-worthy, the tires hold air and I don't think its been off the road for too long.
The downside, well, its technically slightly short for me!! Like I mentioned earlier I planned on using some parts for a current build but if this is in fact an old Bianchi I might restore it.
The upside, besides the possibility of this being an old Bianchi, is that I paid $60 for it!!
Mark