Originally Posted by
Jadesfire
I know in the heirarchy of Bianchi frame this is pretty low end, but it is by far the nicest bike I have built so far...
I took it for a spin yesterday afternoon and I can't decide (due to my lack of experience I suppose) whether it is a squirrelly ride due to some mechanical issue I'm missing or if it's just so much more responsive than anything I've ridden so far
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I have an '87 Brava (yours is '86, no?) and I love it. It is my most-used commuter, with a hub generator, nice B&M LED lights, and Conti GP4000-II tires. It feels robust and efficient, though it is not the quickest bike in the stable.
The first time I rode it it felt so squirrelly I wondered what kind of beast I had just built. So I named it the black snake and told my wife it would probably kill me. It didn't take long for it to feel perfectly normal, and now I'd name it one of the most intuitive-feeling bikes in the stable. It isn't the best at cornering or at do-as-I-say-to-do in a turn, but everything about the cockpit just feel like it is where it should be.