Mystery Bianchi ? (to me @ least )
05-01-09, 04:46 AM
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Mystery Bianchi ? (to me @ least )
Hello everyone, ive been a member for a while, & have read a lot of helpful info on these boards. but this is my 1st post here & have a question regarding my bike.
Got this Bianchi from a friend & it was really beat up, surface rust, stuck freewheel,old dirty bearings,dry rotted tires etc...etc.... After a complete overhaul this winter its like brand new Ive been riding it & its great !, im glad I saved it from getting tossed
But I would like to find out some more info about this bike, maybe someone out there knows more or might remember this model ? I think its a mid-late 1980's, has dia-comp brakes, shimano golden arrow shifters & derailers. Its made in japan not italy, but other than that theres not much info I could find it does say SPORT SS on the top tube. Found similar Bianchi bikes online but nothing about this exact model im just curious about its history & what it sold for orginally ??
This is a pic I took on a recent ride. Any comments are welcome
Got this Bianchi from a friend & it was really beat up, surface rust, stuck freewheel,old dirty bearings,dry rotted tires etc...etc.... After a complete overhaul this winter its like brand new Ive been riding it & its great !, im glad I saved it from getting tossed
But I would like to find out some more info about this bike, maybe someone out there knows more or might remember this model ? I think its a mid-late 1980's, has dia-comp brakes, shimano golden arrow shifters & derailers. Its made in japan not italy, but other than that theres not much info I could find it does say SPORT SS on the top tube. Found similar Bianchi bikes online but nothing about this exact model im just curious about its history & what it sold for orginally ??
This is a pic I took on a recent ride. Any comments are welcome
05-01-09, 10:15 AM
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Hello is that a sport SS? I see a few black Sport SS from the mid '80s in the catalog but the componets do not match. it may be someone up switched out the shifters and derailuers. or it could be that they compontes were switched during production. what kind of cranks does it have?
although it is possible that golden arrow was also the name for 105 at one time.
although it is possible that golden arrow was also the name for 105 at one time.
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05-01-09, 02:52 PM
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Assuming the 105 derailleurs are original it's 1983-1986. However it's odd , but not unknown, to mix Shimano with Dia-Compe, so they may be replacements. The photo's a bit dark but I don't see a Piaggio decal. If so, it should be at the 1986 end of the range. Serial number?
