I'm a newbie when it comes to Bianchis.Do you really think I should keep it the way it is?

If the paint is half as good as it looks in the picture I wouldn't touch it.

I appreciate the feed back! I guess it will stay the way it is!

I picked up this '86 Miyata 310 yesterday for $30 (along with a nearly new Blackburn pump) from a guy that was moving. It is up on the stand as I am giving it a complete overhaul. It is in near perfect condition. It was upgraded with an index compatible rear derailleur and freewheel along with index/friction shifters. It has a first generation (Golden Arrow) Shimano 105 front derailleur.

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found a late 90s Gary Fisher Hoo Koo E Koo frame on the sidewalk today.. sometimes i see abandoned bikes or parts of bikes but rarely a desirable brand name. as soon as I saw "Gary Fisher" I grabbed it and took it home to inspect later.. no fork but it still had a sugino crankset, XT RD, STX FD, and rear avid vbrakes. i'm particularly pleased about the crank arms and xt rd :D

Wow Frantik, you seem to be a divining rod to classic mtbs! :)

haha i know right :D they are so common and under appreciated around here it's crazy. it doesn't hurt to have learned how to spot the good ones.. folks on this fine forum have taught me well :)

I have updated the post after I completed the overhaul. Here are a couple pictures. It will be sold next spring.

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Love your Bianchi. If it was mine, I wouldn't repaint it. I've only repainted one bike out of all the ones I've owned, and it was in horrible condition, an old Raleigh that had no real value anyway. Repainting ruins the value and keeping the decals and graphics is a must. Me, I've not settled on any "one" bike, I keep buying different ones. That urge to change things sometimes means you just want a different bike. Enjoy.

Nice job on the overhaul. Bet you may get a little more than $30 - well worth the investment.

Picked this up today. It is a 1985 Fuji Del Rey. Looks to be all original (even the tires) and in pretty decent condition. It has the Suntour Lepree group, Ukai wheels, quad butted Valite frame and Nitto stem and bars. Should clean up well. It would have been cool to get the Cateyemate computer working, but the backscreen is broken. I thought the small chainring had been replaced, but the catalog shows the same one. http://www.classicfuji.com/DelRey_1985_Page.htm

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Bob gets the best deals on flip candidates in the Twin Cities. Congrats!

I paid almost 2x for this 610 last month.https://dl.dropbox.com/s/hzqzbptpaqv...2009.45.25.jpg

1973 Raleigh Record sat under a carport for 20+ years. Owner was going to throw it away 3 yrs ago, but I said I'd take it. I did just enough to make ridable and it sat outside as art until a month ago. I had a bunch of extra parts laying around so I thought I'd tinker with it over the winterhttp://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=358771

what it looks like nowhttp://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=358772http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=358773http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=358774

Et voila, notre mixte nouvelle.

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Picked up a 1989 Schwinn Traveler yesterday on CL for practically nothing. The guy bought the bike and matching girls bike for him and his wife and she decided she wanted a beach cruiser so he was just trying to get them out of the garage. Surface rust on the chrome components and needs new tubes and chain but I've brought bikes back from way worse. Frame is rust free and everything else works. I think I should have all the parts in the spare parts box anyways. It came with an IKJ (made in Holland) mechanical speedometer/odometer that still works and has 305 miles on it, a neat leather Schwinn seat bag and an old bike pump that's unfortunately rusted close.

It's nice to have something not very expensive to lock up in front of stores, friend's houses, etc. I've been searching for a good steel bike that will fit me (I'm 6'4") since my last 1987 Schwinn World Sport was stolen.

Pink bottle cage will be the first to go...
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I bought it about two miles from the original shop it was sold at in Visalia, hadn't traveled far...
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And when you're not riding it you can use it to pick the fruit tree's...Nice bag also.

I'm 6'4" and love bikes this size. The pink cage rocks.

grabbed this 1984 Panasonic Touring Deluxe today
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unfortunately it's been poorly repainted but hopefully i will be able to remove it. parts are low end but somewhere along the line the RD was upgraded to Deerhead.. kinda suspect that happened before it left the store though

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picked up a "few" campy bits..
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Damn! Nice dump you have there in San Leandro. :)

If you want to save yourself a lot of time and aggravation, just send them to me and I'll be happy to take them off your hands and do all the work to clean them up.

Seldom post any of my finds... But, I do love the Japanese made Bianchi's, so had to post this one I picked up a day or so ago.

Craigslist ad listed for $50.

Quite nice shape, and in my size!
Tires aren't even weather checked, and tubes are holding air.
Has a B17 Brooks on it, that is in fair shape. Some leather conditioner should help soften it.
Frame pump and a rear seat small saddle bag (not shown).

Pic is of bike as purchased.

Rides smooth, shifts smooth. General clean-up should be all that's needed.http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=360742

Well that was a no-brainer. Congrats.

Is that a Touring model, it looks like one I own ( at least the same color & decals) and I would love to see some more pictures of it. I found mine in the trash almost 25yrs ago and stored it away in the attic of my shop. ( before I knew anything about Bianchi ) I am now slowly starting to work on it and gathering the last few parts I need.

Mine had Suntour V-Luxe GT derailleurs, SR Silstar Cranks, Mavic Mod E 700c wheelset & Dia-Compe side pull brakes. I plan on making it a upright lite tourer using Suntour XC components with 7spd Accushift Bar Cons. I already built up a new set of wheels for it, got a NOS XC Comp triple crank and derailleurs & a XC seat post. I haven't decided what brake set I am going to use yet but most likely a set of bronze colored Dia-Compes I have, I also picked up some new gold decals for it & a set of fenders.

Glenn