The Bianchi is FINALLY complete
 

Installed the bartape today. Whaddya think? http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/b...3/100_1930.jpg http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/b...3/100_1902.jpg http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/b...3/100_1901.jpg

i like! but doesn't that stem come off? seems so high!

The Technium stem is really long so its good as is. I got it that way so I wouldn't have to bend over so far. Back issues from my misspent youth ya know

It's beautiful. It even matches the walls.

Oh, you've got the Imperial on there! Beautiful :D .

East Hill

Love it - very nice.

Where'd you get the seatbag? It works nicely with the Brooks. I want something like that for you-know-what.

Sweet.:love:

Great build. You must have spent quite a bit of time considering your riding needs. Every component seems to work well with the other parts.

Looks pretty good, but there is something incongruous about the zero setback post and super high technominc. I personally prefer a stem with rise like a dirtdrop. But I really do like the build, very cool bag also.

Very nice.:thumb: It does look slightly odd with the polished stem and black seatpost and bars, though.

I have some back and neck issues give me fits with riding in the drops and so I figured with this setup I'm a little more upright even in the drops. So far I like it, works good for me. I really didn't care for the silver stem but its the only one I could find that was long enough for my needs at this time. If I find a black one I'll get it or maybe paint this one. I'm going to ride it a while and see if it grows on me

OMG, a Celeste Rivendell! That is nice. I always liked the looks of a moustache bar. How does it ride?


Tim

The stem is made extra long.

That's a Carradice zipped roll. Not real big but it carrys more than I thought it would when I got it. I'm thinking I'll put a rack and then use a set of panniers when I commute with this bike. I was sort of going for that Rivendell look so I guess it worked out. It rides really nice a very relaxed ride great for commuting and all around stuff.

I like celeste bikes, so much so that I bought one. However, I have heard others say that they don't like the color.

Different strokes but I figured I had to have at least one Celeste Bianchi in the stable. I think it can be very flashy depending on the componentry or kind of understated which is what I was going for

Then there are weirdos :twitchy: like me, who don't like the color but think Bianchis should be celeste as a matter of principle (and that the color should be banned from use on anything else, bike or non-bike).


Stringbreaker, looks like you built up exactly the bike you wanted. I suspect you're going to get years and years of enjoyment out of it. Way to go. And I, for one, like the stem - classic look (albeit a tad tall, and for a very good reason), very functional.

What bars are those? They seem to have more drop than moustache bars.

I love what you've done with the bike. I agree with a couple of earlier posters in that a riser stem would have worked better for that rise, but I'm sure you've gone with what looks good to you.

Good job.

The bars are Gary bars I can't recall the exact model right now. Yes they do have a bit of drop but are flared out in the drops. I kind of didn't like the look of them but they really feel right and now that I have them wrapped I really like them. Besides they really fit my budget ( they were cheap)

WHAT! No BigBossMan comments yet**********????

Where is that perpetrator when you need something witty said**********?

SB,

I do like the look of your newest ride. Very pleasing to behold! You were a good man and husband to complete Mrs. SB's mixte first. I'm surprised East Hill didn't ask for a group picture.

Where did you purchase the bars? I'm thinking of putting something similar on my C-Dale hybrid and commuting to the church one or two days a week. I'd like to try without spending much.

I think it's a good balance. Black bars, hoods and post. Silver stem, brake levers, and bar end shifters.

PB: I bought the bars from my favorite LBS in Orting Wa. about 6 miles down the road. I do so love those bar end shifters they are really easy to use, much more so than I though they would be. No distraction in use I might end up installing a set on the Volare. The bars are Origin 8 by Gary

I've been w@rking - the j@b has been keeping me up late. :mad:

Besides, all I was gonna do with it was strip it, build it with 8 speed Sora, and flip it for scads and bagfuls and oodles of cash. Mike saved me all that bother.

There - happy? :D

Seriously, nice build on a nice frame. I knew it would clean up well. I am very happy "one of our own" got this bike for his personal ride and I am really pleased to be a small part of this (and the mixte) build.

Ride it into the ground! :beer:

Mike really did a hell of a job on this one. As a reminder, here's what it looked like after I fished it out of the wastewater reclamation pond:

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t...chitangent.jpg

What's a Bianchi?

I really like the Celeste color and the barcons.