Bianchi
04-04-16 | 11:20 AM
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You get quite a bit of variation, depending on the market. For instance, the Canadian versions for the mid-1980s are often seen with a completely chrome fork, while those for the USA market were painted. It could also be a replacement fork but I also see that it has a chromed chain stay, so it may be non-USA market.
However, there is no denying that the frame is a 1987 Italian manufactured frame, based on the serial, in conjunction with frame characteristics. It has the green Formula II tubing decals used this year, indicating a mid-range model. The only Formula II model offered in white, in the USA that year, was the Nuovo Alloro. If it is from a different market, it may not be a Nuovo Alloro. Since it's lost the model name decal, just call it a 1987 Bianchi Formula II.
However, there is no denying that the frame is a 1987 Italian manufactured frame, based on the serial, in conjunction with frame characteristics. It has the green Formula II tubing decals used this year, indicating a mid-range model. The only Formula II model offered in white, in the USA that year, was the Nuovo Alloro. If it is from a different market, it may not be a Nuovo Alloro. Since it's lost the model name decal, just call it a 1987 Bianchi Formula II.
04-04-16 | 11:44 AM
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You get quite a bit of variation, depending on the market. For instance, the Canadian versions for the mid-1980s are often seen with a completely chrome fork, while those for the USA market were painted. It could also be a replacement fork but I also see that it has a chromed chain stay, so it may be non-USA market.
However, there is no denying that the frame is a 1987 Italian manufactured frame, based on the serial, in conjunction with frame characteristics. It has the green Formula II tubing decals used this year, indicating a mid-range model. The only Formula II model offered in white, in the USA that year, was the Nuovo Alloro. If it is from a different market, it may not be a Nuovo Alloro. Since it's lost the model name decal, just call it a 1987 Bianchi Formula II.
However, there is no denying that the frame is a 1987 Italian manufactured frame, based on the serial, in conjunction with frame characteristics. It has the green Formula II tubing decals used this year, indicating a mid-range model. The only Formula II model offered in white, in the USA that year, was the Nuovo Alloro. If it is from a different market, it may not be a Nuovo Alloro. Since it's lost the model name decal, just call it a 1987 Bianchi Formula II.
I live in Vienna, Austria and bought it here
a few weeks ago.
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