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Old 11-02-18, 10:08 AM
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athew
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1980's (89?) Bianchi Limited Celeste

Been thinking about picking up a celeste Bianchi for awhile now, but after seeing about 30 of them when I was in Zurich the past week, I've pretty much set my mind on it. Came across this one and based off the pictures, it looks to be a 1989/90 model, but I can't find the catalog for 89 and the scans of the 90 catalog are too low res to tell anything.

Seller's asking for $400 which I feel is a lot more than a Japanese built Bianchi is worth (in terms of collectability. I do strongly believe that 80's Japanese built bikes are on par if not better built than their Italian counterparts) Seller says he's the second owner and it's been stored indoors for the last 10 years, never ridden. Looks to be full Shimano 600 Tri-Color(?), Ishiwata 019 or 022 tubing. It's my size, and a small one at that, which I hear isn't as common as the larger sizes, especially in the US.

Any thoughts?

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