Thanks Bianchigirll!
Here it is the set of the Bianchi. https://www.flickr.com/photos/5442467...7627072959967/

edit: Also, how much better are the Italian made ones and are they worth more?

"Hello SFSLDR, welcome to the forums. nice looking Bianchi. can you post some better pics? lugs, BB area, seat, and the sticker on the left chainstay if there is one. is the color a bright or dark red? BTW don't get hung up on the Campione del Mondo decal, it is on almost all Bianchis in some form."

Here are some more pics. Again, thanks for your help. I haven't been able to truly identify this Bianchi. I would love any information about the bike. Also, I think it is a EL-OS frame. I have seen similar bikes but nothing that makes me sure about it's true identity.

Thank you,

Josh

Also, the Bike is more of a Maroon color. You can't truly see the color in the pictures.

this was a bit of a tuffy but I may have an answer. I believe the frame is a Transparent or Red wine (speccs say transparent color chart shows red wine) any if that is the color the frame is very likely to be TSX not EL. that is the closest to this color with chrome I see. everything else is much brighter red, like ferrari red.

the frame came as frame fork only or a complete bike with Chorus. which way it came is anyones guess. it is a Reparto Corse frame which sets it apart from other Bianchis. check for rifling at the bottom of the seat and down tubes.

Hope this helps

Hi, new to the forum. Purchased my Bianchi Record 105 in the early or mid 80's new. A friend of a friend went to Italy and bought 3 or 4 to sell in the US. It has Shimano (I think 105). I upgraded the brake handles. Mavic wheels. I have all the old parts somewhere. That is the only thing I changed way back in the day. To add to the serial number log 5F30028. Curious if Italian made. Thanks

Hey!
New to the forum as well and I am SO GLAD I came upon this site, it really looks like you guys know what you are talking about. I need help with the enigma that is Bianchi S/Ns.
I have a green Bianchi (seems to be darker than the Celeste) with indigo/blue lettering. I know it is an eros b/c of the sticker and other information via the stickers include "campione de mundo" and "reparto corse" and "handmade in italy" and "chromo lite". The S/N is A90801888

here is a pic:



Any help would be MORE THAN APPRECIATED!! Thanks!!

Hello BevoHorns welcome to the foums. we will try help best we can. so you Bianchi has a Eros decal and Reparto Corse right? unfortunately that means it is not a real Reparto Corse frame and was built during the time period when Bianchi was putting RC decals on almost everything. also almost every Bianchi gets a Campione del Mondo because of their world championship victories.

I think this is a 2000 which is one of the few years that I don't have a catalog for though. that style of graphics only lasted a year or two in '99-2001 so that narrows it down pretty good. is the component group Mirage?

can you post some close ups of it? the decals and parts?

Alright Bianchigirl,

Here are some more pics in helping you solve the mystery that is my bike. I think its really great that you help out people like this who share the same passion as you!! Thanks again!!

I am kind of stumped. is this bike in the US? near as I can tell it is a 2000ish Eros, because of the rack brazeons and triple. I am perplexed about the Bianchi label brake calipers they are not specified in the catalog.

is there model name on the TT near or in the yellow graphics?

This is the serial number of my Bianchi. The first two pictures are of the frame before I recently repainted it to the celeste color. The frame was red; then I sponge painted it to cover some of the chips.

The serial number is B.033. I applied chalk dust to make the serial number more visible.

This frame is a 1985 Bianchi Mondiale. I bought it new and built it up with Campy Super Record. Raced it for years before moving on to more modern bikes (and stopped racing).

The last picture is the current setup. I put 8 speed Dura Ace on the frame for now.

I have often wondered about this odd serial number. I assume it is the 33rd frame built for this model? This frame is supposed to have really been built by the reparto corso unit of the Bianchi factory; but who really knows?


Edit: I think this may actually be a 1984 frame that I bought in 1985. Does this serial number help me know for sure?

I'm new to this part of the forum - just bought a Bianchi Trofeo, apparently a common one. The serial number is 71057153T. It's on the underside of the downtube, and is also barcoded. It has a Campagnolo Avanti eight speed drivetrain and brakes, and Campagnolo Melbourne 700c wheels. Oh, and it's celeste, one of the main things that drew me to it. The frame is Superset-2, and has eyelets on both the fork and rear triangle. The crankset is Miche, apparently a standard double, and may not be original.

I'd appreciate the year of manufacture and any other info you can provide. Thanks!

Pics?? isthe frame carbon or steel?

[IMG][/IMG]It's a steel frame, Superset-2. It seems to be a '97 according to bikepedia.com.

Hello I just purchased a Bianchi Avenue from Craigslist yesterday and was wondering if anyone would know what year it is? I've been trying to figure it out using google and bikepedia but haven't had any luck.

The serial number is: H2H01278

Here are some photos:

Bummer about the fork.

Looks like either a 1993 or 1994. Original shifters swapped out for the stem shifters shown.

I think it is a early to mid '90s but someone change the shifters. i believe it should have shimano index shifters something like these



can you post some pics of the components?

Also I am sure it is just the pic, but you may have bent fork

I think the fork is toast. It's hard to find a camera angle and wheel angle to put the tire that close to the downtube. I thought stem and bars had been replaced in the crash also but they seem like they may be originals.

Thank you! I thought there was something strange about the shifters...they didn't seem to look right with the bike and when I was trying to figure out my bike's year I couldn't find a single Bianchi Avenue with shifters like mine. The bike is positioned with the wheel a bit turned in the first photo, perhaps that's why the fork looks bent? not sure. Here are some more photos, hopefully I photographed all the important things, I don't know much about bikes, this is my first one in over a decade,

Could the fork look bent because of the tires? they were replaced.

It's more the angle of the fork legs in the first pic, even though the bars look turned a bit, which hinders judgement, along with the view angle being off.

It's difficult to tell from photographs.

To properly tell from a photograph, the front wheel has to be perfectly straight, the camera body should be parallel with the bike frame and the camera should be the same height and pointed directly at the bottom headset cup and your camera-subject distance should be correct for the lens used to eliminate distortion.

You're all probably right. I noticed when I first rode the bike that my foot hit the front wheel, which I thought was a little strange. Though since it had been so long since I last rode a bike, I figured it was something I was doing. I was hoping to keep it as original as possible (which is part of the reason I wanted to know the year, to restore it appropriately) but I suppose it's going to be difficult to find a replacement fork that's the same as the original.

So it's most likely from the early 90's? I don't think it's from 1993 or 1995 because if BikePedia is correct, they didn't make the WSD in 16.5" those years. Maybe 1994? too bad there's no info on older models.

Thank you for the photo too btw, I'm going to need to buy those then because I don't like the ones that are on it now.

I think you need to address the fork issue first. if lesterof puppest still has his ask him to measure the wheelbase and compare yours. then you need a decent replacement fork. you local biks shop (LBS) may have something from a wreck or damaged frame, or you can just buy one from a place like Niagara or Nashbar.

hi. stumbled upon this site trying to ID my two new acquisitions. would appreciate any information you have based on these photos/serials:

first one:
white (more like ivory) paint, red decals
made in italy
columbus formula two frame
purchased in germany
serial: 87XX372 (there's some cabling that's obscuring one or two of the digits in the middle indicated by the "XX")

second one:
"special" on top tube
red paint, gold/blue decals
made in japan
ishiwata frame
serial: BS449470



thanks!

Hello sr_roboto, welcome to the forums. are you in the US?

the red bike looks like a '84 Special, but with barends and maybe a different crank. what are the parts?



this one because it was purchased in Germany.. by you or the previous owner? is a bit tougher. the Pearlescent White paint and red 'flag' decals really make it look alot like a '87 Campione De Italia, the shape of the Ofmega (?) HS, the Ofmega (?) cranks and Ambrosio rims really make it look like that one too. what are the derailleurs? Ofmega Mistral? the US catalog list this as coming with Suntour Cyclone 7000 derailleurs but, as I have learned since coming here, it seems there were some shipped with the Mistral too.



more? better pics?