Originally Posted by
vintageaddict
...What about this Bianchi, are the photos in the below album enough to narrow down which Piaggio era model it was?
imgur.com/a/ayqgn8Q
From what I can gather, I think it was made in Japan, and came from a lower end line of models with high tensile steel? Suntour cyclone derailers, crank looks like it says 'sugino gs'
The subject bicycle is Japanese manufactured entry level model. Based on the decal scheme it should be 1983-1984. The Cyclone rear derailleur would appear to be owner upgrade, as the Cyclone derailleur of this era was the Mk II version and the the bicycle also uses lower level DLW shift levers and ARX front derailleurs. It appears to have 700C wheels or at least Presta valves. The combination of 700C and ARX during this era would make it a Bianchi Bici II which employed a Ishiwata Magny main triangle mated to hi-tensile stays and forks. MSRP was $350 CDN in 1984 and claimed weight was 25 lbs..