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09-24-17, 09:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Bianchigirll

It is a Taiwanese built bike that sold for just under $500. Better pics are are need but I would suspect it needs a overhaul, new tire and maybe a chain. But it seems low for what most people want for any Bianchi

I did not know they were already building them in Taiwan back in `88.

The closest catalog scan I could find was for 1987 on Velobase, and it was the fifth bike from the bottom, weighing-in at 23 lbs. So I sort of assumed this was a Japanese-built bike. Did they change this to the entry-level offering from Bianchi in `88?

And as such, is it even worth buying?

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