Originally Posted by
ScottGalloway
Hi, I recently purchased an old bike for £75 and out of curiosity I'm trying to identify what model it is.
The past owner resprayed the bike pink and put newer stickers on it. And I just planed on using it as a run around. But I'm now considering wether it's worth getting it resprayed or not. The pain is in pretty bad shape.
I managed to strip it down and cleaning everything except the headset cups as I don't have a took to pop them out.
Everything on it is original. All that didn't survive was the toe straps which pretty much disintegrated on sight.
The wheelset is tubular. No marking on the rims but with campag hubs.
Serial number on the headtube is 8123555. Has a 'B' where the rear seat stay joins the seat tube. Bianchi dropouts and bianchi written on the top of the fork crown. Bianchi suede saddle. Gipeimme dual sprint Cranks and a campag neuvo record derailleur. Campag breaks and levers. Alpino toe cages.
For some reason it comes up saying I can't 'post URL links' if I try and attach photos to the thread.
First, on the photos, until you have 10 posts you cannot post pictures directly to the site. This is to control spammers. The way to get around it is to post them to a hosting site and then post the URL here.
Regarding whether the bike is worth it, I would argue if you mean for financial reasons as an investment, no. However, if you enjoy how it rides and it fits you and you want to restore it to its former glory, then sure, why not?
The cost of a quality paint job and decals will, in my opinion, outweigh the value of the bike. When people choose to invest in bikes they go for original paint first. Repaints are not original and therefore, not as sought after.
These are my thoughts, others may have different ideas.
I'm sure it is a great bike. Vintage Bianchis of the higher level were awesome machines.
There is a member here, Bianchigirll, that can help with nailing down the model and year, given some more detailed info.
Good luck!