I was selling Bianchis through most of the 1980s. They did some odd things with component groups, like putting a Super Record outer chainring on a Gran Sport crank. They must have had close arrangements with Campagnolo, as they seemed to be able to get any combination of components that suited them, and they were big on cutting corners where they didn't think customers would notice. Still, I liked the bikes and we got a much better margin on them than we did with Trek, until we dumped that brand.