italianbiker

I saw one like that at The Pros Closet, what model and year frame is it. Looks like a Mondiale.

callig

Your Right that's who I bought it from I believe it to be an 89 Mondiale frame.

rhm

Thanks!

I took a lot of measurements and copied the stamp in CorelDraw. There's another Bianchi saddle on eBay with the same stamp, which helped with some details. Anyway, I made an accurate drawing and had the stamps 3-D printed in plastic.

Then I cut the leather to a pattern based on the original top, soaked it, stretched it using the stamps I'd had made, and... well, it takes a while, but that's pretty much it.

I also drew the metal badge and had one of those printed. The one on this saddle is original, but I can make more if I want.

italianbiker

Amazing work, I think I saw sometime back, an Ideal Saddle that was done on a blog, I wonder if that was your site?

Wonderful work thanks for posting. That leather looks really nice. I'm looking for a Bianchi saddle as we speak also, so this really caught my attention.


"I made an accurate drawing and had the stamps 3-D printed in plastic".

So the stamps make an impression after sometime I imagine. Do you have a picture of the stamps?

italianbiker

Congratulations on the purchase. Great ridding bikes!

kvnmuadib

hi all , I posted this on some official bianchi/bianchi thread somewhere and on this forum before and never got much response.I acquired the frame on cl with an assist from a fellow bike freak in colorado.I cobbled it together with a combination of old super record (head set) c-record chorus aero pedals ,2nd gen croce d'aune cranks,2nd version of c-record front derailleur ,braze on....2nd gen c- rear derailleur, record dbl pivot brakes from around 94/95 and nos 8 spd athena ergos from 1997 ,carbon but not bb in the athena group that year,last of the pointy hoods...c-record hubs circa 1991/93 laced to mavic sup front and sup reflex rear....campy cables natch,and a nice unpolished but very clean c-record aero seat post that was a gift from a nice dottore in atlanta who replied to a wtt/wtb plea on some list and i sent him some nice unobtanium colnago tape and something else i cant recall....anyways the bianchi branded turbo style saddle came to the right coast from LA via CL again......record 8 spd cog set and c-9 chain...I wish i used record alloy dt stops but the black plastic athenas dts matched the black cableset and it shifted so perfectly after beinjg set up by master wrench greg cianci of the gone but not forgotten eurocycle sports bike shop in allenwood nj....celeste bianchi bartape(it gets dirty fast but cleand up reasonably well) and celeste vittria something or other tyres...thats it, no reparto corse sticker tsx tubesets ,one inch,and an el bianchi unicrorwn fork sans the later decal mania...extremely short stays ,check out the clearance on the down tube from the rear 23 mm tire prolly a quarter of an inch and the extra stiff bb shell found on high end slx frames a few years earlier ,mine has blue b's in a circle and the downtube lug is long and pointy and marked with just thye blue bianchi b...hope the pics do it justice I'll post what i have in a lower byte count for now but have plenty of clode ups i can download and e-mail as an attachment if you would like....no mas lets hope for the best or that my computer skillset has increased moderately....take care ,kevin in ardena nj

kvnmuadib

p;s one more money shot for now if i can upload it..the nos chorus cranks went on my 80 nerckx oh and it may look like crit geometry its not its 58 c-c square

kvnmuadib

couldn't get rid of duplicate image I think I have better pics,but cant get them full size ..... oh well ....here's a nice new/old pic anyway that should be in another thread I call it "campy fire" taken on a nikon cool pix LII

rhm

The stamps don't photograph very well... but maybe you get the idea.

Miele Man

A friend of mine gave me an old BIANCHI road bike frame he'd damaged by riding into a car.

I was going to use it as Wall-Art for some of my vintage parts and rebuilt it with those parts. Today i took the assembled bike out for a 15 kilometers ride and it rides really nice. it can even be ridden no-hands.

I used Shimano ADAMAS AX front and rear derailleus because I just love the looks of that AX stuff, a Tiagra crankset for the aero look, Lyotard platform pedals, Miche hubs with a Shimano 6-speed freewheel with 14 - 28 teeth although I'll replace that with one with 24 teeth, Mavic GP4 tubular rims, Vittoria Corsa CX tubular tires, Shimano brake calipers, Dia-Compe aero brake levers, SR stem, bars and seat post. The seat post clamp is really weird. I've never seen one like it before.

#01 BIANCH Rebuilt by Miele Man, on Flickr

#02 Shimano ADAMAS AX Front Derailler by Miele Man, on Flickr

#03 Shimano Adamas AX Rear Derailler by Miele Man, on Flickr

#04 Shimano Brake caliper by Miele Man, on Flickr

#05 Miche Rear hub with 14-28 Shimano 6 Speed Freewheel by Miele Man, on Flickr

#08 Mavic GP4 Tubular Rim by Miele Man, on Flickr

#08 Mavic GP4 Tubular Rim by Miele Man, on Flickr

#09 Vittoria Corsa CX Tubular Tire by Miele Man, on Flickr

#10 Lyotard Platform Pedal by Miele Man, on Flickr

#11 unusual SR Seatpost Clamp by Miele Man, on Flickr

Cheers

italianbiker

Ok that is great work! Thanks for taking the time to post all of that! I always think about taking a saddle to a leather shoe repair place, but this is on another level. Do you do saddle restorations for members?

italianbiker

My new purchase. The original bike I had was slightly large for me.

callig

That looks to be another Mondiale looks to be in better shape than mine.

italianbiker

Yes another Mondiale!. I've looked for so long. Shape is nice. I have the 58cm that I will be posting on EB soon. Unfortunately, It was always large for me but road that most weekends.

I just need some blue or celeste cable and a blue or celeste saddle.

SloButWide 

Found a 91(?) Bianchi Peregrine at the LBS. It's stunning, I love the Celeste cabling!

Mitcho

Found this Bianchi I think it is a Cromor but not sure what year or any thing about it. Anyone know anything or maybe from the tram numbers 2023 and 8 D
hope someone can help me out in some info. I am very sure the stickers on the bike are WRONG!

Mitcho

can you tell me what the numbers are on the BB I am trying to figure out what I have thanks
Mitch

Mitcho

Hey can you tell me more about this like what are the numbers under the BB I think I have one but it has the wrong stickers and so I am trying to figure it out. What is the frame and forks made out. What is the tread you have for it.
Thanks
Mitch

italianbiker

Here is the frame built up, waiting for a Celeste Saddle to come my way.

lilchix1

every nut bolt original, the original tubulars are in a box as they were making a black mess all over. Its on Treasure Coast FL CL

callig

You have your Mondiale built up nice.
Mine is not built up yet I've run into a snag the C record headset does not fit if I use a record adjustable cup it gives me room to use the C record lock nut I am tempted to go with this.

15CharacterName

This is my Bianchi TSX, and the first bike I have ever built. I know it may be sloppy, but I never thought a bicycle could make me so happy... this is worse than a meth addiction! Anyway, it's mostly Record, and if you don't like the Unicrown fork, then a pox on your housings.

erf

I have a new to me Bianchi Imola. Think it is a 2011/12, but can't prove it. Has a few up grades, 105 shifters, Ultegra brakes, and Mavic wheels. I have a black and white saddle for it, not shown in picture. It's back at the shop, had slippage on the smaller cogs, hope to have back soon. Have only been able to put 37 miles on.

billytwosheds 

I had this Bianchi Sport SX for about a day. Much much too small for me, but a nice little ride and almost no rust. A rarity in HI.











A few more pics in here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/673386...57664626286965

malcala622

Found an 86' Bianchi Sport SX Orchid in a 50cm for the wife. (Her seatpost needs height adjustment)

Will most likely convert to modern groupo of Tiagra.