Ride, Wrench, Swap, Race
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Northern California
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Bikes: Cheltenham-Pedersen racer, Boulder F/S Paris-Roubaix, Varsity racer, '52 Christophe, '62 Continental, '92 Merckx, '75 Limongi, '76 Presto, '72 Gitane SC, '71 Schwinn SS, etc.
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The ~1980 Japanese-built Bianchi Super.
Un-branded DB CrMo tubing but rather light, and the geometry was pure upright Italian race bike.
Seemingly the Japanese equivalent of the Italian-built Nuovo Racing model from ~1982.
Componentry was Arabesque 600 but with Gran-Compe Italian-looking brakes.
These came fitted with rather short stems, and the less-great, early 6s freehub, but other than that...
My 1990's Mondonico-built Masi is another stellar performer, as is my Davidson Impulse.
Last edited by dddd; 08-16-20 at 12:42 PM.