Joined: Sep 2005
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From: Hervey Bay, Qld, Australia.
Bikes: Colnago (82, 85, 89, 90, 91, 96, 03), 85 Cinelli, 90 Rossin, 83 Alan, 82 Bianchi, 78 Fountain, 2 x Pinarello, Malvern Star (37), Hillman (70's), 80's Beretto Lo-Pro Track, 80's Kenevans Lo-Pro, Columbus Max (95), DeGrandi (80's) Track.
It may have tubulars but it is a lower end model. (If you're upgrading components, the wheels are the first thing to upgrade.) Fortunately Bianchi used good quality lower end components and I would guess the weight of the bike would have been reasonable. The cottered cranks are Bianchi engraved steel arms and there is room to fit a bike stand to the rear forks - not what a racing cyclist would have used.
The geometry of the frame looks to be pretty good and I would say that it would have ridden better than the average bike available in USA (or Australia) of a similar price range back then.