Originally Posted by
dnkjones
I am finally able to post photos of the Bianchi Incline for reference. I bought it new in Fall of 1989 from AnyMountain in San Jose, CA and the sales slip gives the serial number as H4A50763. The actual serial number on the bottom of the BB is covered by a plastic cable guide. So one is left with A) the sales clerk mistook a "9" for a "4" or B) Hodaka sold Bianchi a 5 year old frame to build into my bike! Your opinion will greatly interest me!
The Bianchi logo decals are definitely 1988-1989 and tubing decal are the style used on the Asian manufactured models. The unicrown fork and geometry are era correct for 1988-1989 and definitely not 1984! Either the LBS misread the serial number or a factory worker grabbed the wrong stamp. I can't see the derailleurs and crankset well, but they appear to be 1989 Shimano Mountain LX.