Identify Bianchi
11-25-15 | 01:00 PM
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I can't tell you much about the authenticity but I can tell you the frame itself is a pretty low-end bike. Stamped dropouts, steel wheels, stamped steel crankset all point towards a lower end model, though it does seem like a mishmash of parts. Bianchi did make some bikes with stamped dropouts in the bike-boom era but unless this was almost free I'd pass on it.
11-25-15 | 07:58 PM
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verktyg
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From: SF Bay Area
Bikes: Current favorites: 1988 Peugeot Birraritz, 1984 Gitane Super Corsa, 1980s DeRosa, 1981 Bianchi Campione Del Mondo, 1992 Paramount OS, 1988 Colnago Technos, 1985 RalieghUSA SBDU Team Pro
Don't let a pretty face fool you...
It's a "dolled up" low end model. This looks like an Asian made bike. I've never seen those kind of decals on a Bianchi before???
The frame and wheels are the most IMPORTANT parts of a sporting bike. This is an entry level frame probably made of heavy "gas pipe" tubing. It will have a dead clunky ride compared to a lighter frame made of thinner walled alloy steel tubing.
It's going to weigh at least 30 Lbs. Nice riding bikes with alloy steel tubing and aluminum alloy rims should weigh ~25 lbs. or less in that size.
Steel rims are a deal killer for me! Don't try to stop if they get wet!!!
Unless that price is right (read free) then I'd pass on it.
verktyg
Chas. - bike snob
It's a "dolled up" low end model. This looks like an Asian made bike. I've never seen those kind of decals on a Bianchi before???
The frame and wheels are the most IMPORTANT parts of a sporting bike. This is an entry level frame probably made of heavy "gas pipe" tubing. It will have a dead clunky ride compared to a lighter frame made of thinner walled alloy steel tubing.
It's going to weigh at least 30 Lbs. Nice riding bikes with alloy steel tubing and aluminum alloy rims should weigh ~25 lbs. or less in that size.
Steel rims are a deal killer for me! Don't try to stop if they get wet!!!
Unless that price is right (read free) then I'd pass on it.
verktyg
Chas. - bike snob
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11-25-15 | 11:57 PM
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From: Port Angeles, WA
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Yup, very cheap bike in very nice condition. If I didn't know any better, I could probably live with everything but the steel wheels; those are a deal breaker in my damp corner of the USA. (VERY poor breaking when wet). If you ride it and you really like it, $50-80 would be reasonable, but you'll be missing out on a lot if you don't aim quite a bit higher.
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● 1971 Grandis SL ● 1972 Lambert Grand Prix frankenbike ● 1972 Raleigh Super Course fixie ● 1973 Nishiki Semi-Pro ● 1979 Motobecane Grand Jubile ●1980 Apollo "Legnano" ● 1984 Peugeot Vagabond ● 1985 Shogun Prairie Breaker ● 1986 Merckx Super Corsa ● 1987 Schwinn Tempo ● 1988 Schwinn Voyageur ● 1989 Bottechia Team ADR replica ● 1990 Cannondale ST600 ● 1993 Technium RT600 ● 1996 Kona Lava Dome ●
11-26-15 | 10:38 AM
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Bikes: 1959 Capo Modell Campagnolo; 1960 Capo Sieger (2); 1962 Carlton Franco Suisse; 1970 Peugeot UO-8; 1982 Bianchi Campione d'Italia; 1988 Schwinn Project KOM-10;
I concur w/ everyone else on this thread, even though I am normally a rabid Bianchi fan.
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Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
"Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." --Theodore Roosevelt
Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
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