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Old 05-15-21 | 02:48 PM
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Bikes: Bianchi Caurus Proto frame that needs tlc and re-equipping with difficult to source parts that I cannot afford!

Originally Posted by styggno1
OlderNotWiser put to my attention a bike at veloseven dot com. It is said to have the serial BCOO34 but I am fairly certain it is BCOC34. I am also certain it is rapainted frame.

Picture borrowed from veloseven




New in red.
F020(added 15/12 2018)
F030
F041 (added 13/10 2017 owned by c c rider)
F058
F136 (added 7/7 2016 found at "vintage art work" on flickr)
F208 (added 13/10 2017 - owner - bloodytea.
F.243 (added 5/5 2016 - and also has a dot as 254)
F.254 (has a dot between F and number)
F268 (added 29/4 2020 - found on instagram) Gewiss colours
F277 (added 29/4 2020 - found at Premium Cycling)
F287 (added 16/8 2016 - found in old ebay auction)
F.301 (added 10/5 2021 - by owner OlderNotWiser)
F326 (added 17/1 2017 - found at registrostoricocicli.com)
F370
F382 (mine)
F403 the one in the PDF-file at https://www.ciclimasini.com/images/90...i%20Caurus.pdf

BCOC34 (added 15/5 2021 - found at veloseven.com)
BCOC88 (added by Pattycakes in the thread)
BCOC104 (added 25/10 2016 courtesy of scooterpants) Stolen in 1993 - if you see it - let scooterpants know.
BCOC112 (added 25/10 2016 courtesy of scooterpants)
BCOC115 (added 25/10 2016 courtesy of scooterpants)
BCOC157
BCOC359 (last digit might also be a 3) (added 28/2 2017 - from telaio Bianchi Columbus Max BDC-Forum.it)
BCOC360
BCOC515 (the O probably stamped at an angle - making it look like BCCC)
You may well be right on the paint job. It seems to be outside the usual realms of 'celeste' which did, as you know, vary as well as the lack of scratches and chips plus what are probably replacement decals.This probably accounts for the misreading of the frame id.
As I used to match silks from archived examples for ceremonial robes and my wife being a restorer of oil pantings, we come to the same conclusion, however, representation on the screen + lighting +whatever variable can mislead us but.... resprayed wethinks.

Last edited by OlderNotWiser; 05-15-21 at 02:55 PM. Reason: Left out reasoning.
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