Help identifying a Bianchi Mountain Bike
03-13-20 | 11:45 PM
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Help identifying a Bianchi Mountain Bike
I just got an old Bianchi mountain bike off craigslist. I was looking for an inexpensive steel hardtail mountain bike to make my commuter/touring bike. The man I bought it from was selling it on behalf of his 90 year old father. He thinks his father bought it in the 1990s, rode it a few times and stored it (in a garage) until I bought it last week. I was skeptical until I saw how clean it was. Some decals are missing and some paint scratched but it's solid with no rust to be seen.
Looks like a low end Grizzly, right? Can anyone pinpoint the year and anything remarkable about it? (where it was made, any common issues to look out for, etc...)
It's a red frame with the "campione del mondo 1986-1987" decal.
The serial number I found on the bottom bracket was hard to read (third picture). I think it's 61037060 but the first digit is not 100% clear.
Shimano SIS derailleurs
Shimano SIS indexed thumb shifters
6-speed cassette
Sakae triple crank
Dia-Compe Brake levers
"CS" Cantilever brakes
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Looks like a low end Grizzly, right? Can anyone pinpoint the year and anything remarkable about it? (where it was made, any common issues to look out for, etc...)
It's a red frame with the "campione del mondo 1986-1987" decal.
The serial number I found on the bottom bracket was hard to read (third picture). I think it's 61037060 but the first digit is not 100% clear.
Shimano SIS derailleurs
Shimano SIS indexed thumb shifters
6-speed cassette
Sakae triple crank
Dia-Compe Brake levers
"CS" Cantilever brakes
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
03-14-20 | 01:35 PM
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Based on the rectangular Campione del Mondo decal it is a 1987 model and this is corroborated by the serial number indicating October 1986 Taiwanese manufacture. It looks like a Boardwalk, which was more of a city bicycle than an ATB.
03-15-20 | 04:14 PM
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I just got an old Bianchi mountain bike off craigslist. I was looking for an inexpensive steel hardtail mountain bike to make my commuter/touring bike. The man I bought it from was selling it on behalf of his 90 year old father. He thinks his father bought it in the 1990s, rode it a few times and stored it (in a garage) until I bought it last week. I was skeptical until I saw how clean it was. Some decals are missing and some paint scratched but it's solid with no rust to be seen.
Looks like a low end Grizzly, right? Can anyone pinpoint the year and anything remarkable about it? (where it was made, any common issues to look out for, etc...)
It's a red frame with the "campione del mondo 1986-1987" decal.
The serial number I found on the bottom bracket was hard to read (third picture). I think it's 61037060 but the first digit is not 100% clear.
Shimano SIS derailleurs
Shimano SIS indexed thumb shifters
6-speed cassette
Sakae triple crank
Dia-Compe Brake levers
"CS" Cantilever brakes
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Looks like a low end Grizzly, right? Can anyone pinpoint the year and anything remarkable about it? (where it was made, any common issues to look out for, etc...)
It's a red frame with the "campione del mondo 1986-1987" decal.
The serial number I found on the bottom bracket was hard to read (third picture). I think it's 61037060 but the first digit is not 100% clear.
Shimano SIS derailleurs
Shimano SIS indexed thumb shifters
6-speed cassette
Sakae triple crank
Dia-Compe Brake levers
"CS" Cantilever brakes
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Sugar "Kane" Kowalczyk
