Hallo John,

You wrote:
"The only Celeste paint jobs I dislike are the ones with the yellow or pink splashes. I really like the "negative contrast" dark blue with Celeste Bianchi decals colour scheme which Pantani rode a few years ago."

I agree. The Yellow/Celeste bike were used by the Mercatone Uno team of Marco Pantani. Many Bianchis I see on the road have these "team replica" colors, which is a disgrace for true Bianchi purists
After his Tour and Giro wins, Pantani rode a black (not dark blue) slooping frame with yellow and pink (referring to the leader jerseys) splashes and celeste decals. Cruelty.
I did like Bianchi's 110th "birthday" special: A Titanium frame that was indeed Dark Blue with Celeste decals. Very classy.

My bike has a pure celeste frame, celeste ribbon, bottle cages, PP286 Look pedals, custom celeste front blade bolts and stem. Offcourse the finishing touch are the Michelin Axial Pros tires.

Just my 2 cents.

Cheers,
Timo