Any date reference material for Bianchi
 

I recently picked up a Bianchi raod bike from my LBS. I'd been wanting a road bike to try out, and for the price even my fiance couldn't refuse.

Anyways about the bike....It is a Bianchi Vitorria. The frame has the gussets I have only seen on classics, and the paint is 96% still there. Of course it the paint is all Celeste( I prefer Bianchi Blue) with some black accent lines along the down tube. Of course it has campy components. The campy stuff has a 3TTT symbol on it, and the bars had the 3TTT and the olympic rings, inside a badge on it as well. It has a six speed freewheel cassette. The campy seat post is tear drop shaped from the seat mount to halfway down, then it is round. Its running some old Mavic rims and some really old Continental tires( the gum wall has turn dark brown with a gold shine).

I replaced the bars to fit me, and also changed out the spandex covered seat with a selle italia gel.

Any input on the age of this bike would be greatly appreciated.

Ride On.

Grab the serial # and e-mail Binachi I bet they'll tell you what it is.

PJ

If you can post a pic thats always helpful. My gut instinct says early to mid eighties given the black stripes and 6spd setup. Do you know what kind of tubing it has? Should have a sticker somewhere on the seat tube, often near the bottom bracket. This helps determine where in the lineup it would fit as higher end models have better tubing than the lower end ones.

you know the only Bianchi I can find any info on that has Vittoria in the name,
uses a Vittoria Margherita derailleur, that would date it back in the late 30's
early 40's. They had teeth on the rear dropouts which makes it easy to
identify.
I agree that the aero seatpost, 6 speed freewheel are 80's items but
they may have been add ons/upgrades to an old frame.
Post pics if you can.

Marty

I tried that a few years ago, PJ, and got no response whatsoever. I know my model year +/- 1 year only because I bought from the original owner, have an unusual factory paint colour (charcoal, which my artist wife tells me resembles "Ralph Lauren brown"), and have spoken with a few Bianchiphiles on vintage bike rides. (The Pat. 80 stamp on my Campag. rear derailleur helps, as well. :) )

I'm working on the pix right now. trying to get a good shot of the symbols. Thanks yall for the input already