Bianchi Frame Numbers
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Bianchi Frame Numbers
I have been told that Bianchi frame number details [and possibly for other makes], are available from :-
RSC registro storico cicli
I understand also that there is a registration fee of 12 euros to access the information.
Whether thiis information is correct or not, I can't verify.
My Bianchi frame number is 88268 and it was probably manufactured in 1911,
RSC registro storico cicli
I understand also that there is a registration fee of 12 euros to access the information.
Whether thiis information is correct or not, I can't verify.
My Bianchi frame number is 88268 and it was probably manufactured in 1911,
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I have been a card-caring member of RSC for about a decade now. I can confirm the registration fee and that they probably have the most comprehensive Bianchi registry, at least that I know of.
As for your bike, if it is a corsa, the earliest on the registry is from 1915 and has the serial number of 4569. 5-digit numbers seem to start and end in the early to mid 1920s. 6-digit number/letter combinations started in 1925.
If your bike is a viaggio, the earliest on the registry is from 1902 and has the serial number of 7102. These go up to 81105 by 1909. Then the registry says Bianchi did a reset of their serial numbers. They have 13105 as a bike from 1911. This continues until 1914 which ends with 45340. Bianchi again reset their serial numbers in 1915 and have example 2572 on their list. By 1919 they have 96240. Another reset in 1919 and have an example from 1924 as 80458. And like the corsa bikes they go to 6 digits in 1925.
Based on numbers alone, which is never absolute, that would put your bike as either 1909, 1919 or 1924. But again, I have seen examples that don't fall in line with their serial system.
Do you have pictures of your Bianchi you can share?
As for your bike, if it is a corsa, the earliest on the registry is from 1915 and has the serial number of 4569. 5-digit numbers seem to start and end in the early to mid 1920s. 6-digit number/letter combinations started in 1925.
If your bike is a viaggio, the earliest on the registry is from 1902 and has the serial number of 7102. These go up to 81105 by 1909. Then the registry says Bianchi did a reset of their serial numbers. They have 13105 as a bike from 1911. This continues until 1914 which ends with 45340. Bianchi again reset their serial numbers in 1915 and have example 2572 on their list. By 1919 they have 96240. Another reset in 1919 and have an example from 1924 as 80458. And like the corsa bikes they go to 6 digits in 1925.
Based on numbers alone, which is never absolute, that would put your bike as either 1909, 1919 or 1924. But again, I have seen examples that don't fall in line with their serial system.
Do you have pictures of your Bianchi you can share?
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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;
Thank you, iab, for the great education on early Bianchi serial numbers. My experience is limited to 1960 and later model years (1962 low-end Bianchi Corsa, 2F51703 and 1981 (build date, probably for 1982 model year) Campione d'Italia, 1.M9914).
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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






