Whats the maroon color called that Bianchi used?
02-28-12, 08:24 PM
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Whats the maroon color called that Bianchi used?
I was just curious of the correct name. And, was that a color used mostly during certain years?
02-28-12, 08:47 PM
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I bought this for my wife in 1987. It may have been a leftover from a year or two earlier.
02-28-12, 09:06 PM
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Your talking about the deep brownish/red color that was on some of the mid '80s Limiteds? I think it is simply dark maroon.
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02-29-12, 04:49 AM
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Yes some were Japanes, the Tiawanese built. the Limited hopped from being Italian built to japanese then back to japanese then became the Virata in '90. If a limited has Ishawata tubes it is japanese built.
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02-29-12, 06:21 AM
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Great info bianchigirl. Thank you. I have a mid eighties Bianchi coming into my possession one day this week. I'll keep you posted.
03-02-12, 09:20 AM
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Ok, I just took possesion of the bike. It a Limited, about 1985/86. It has a Dia-Compe/Takagi/SunTour (Cyclone MK II) mix, Ishiwata 022.
I'll take pics of it, before and after and do a seperate thread on it. Probably one in the WIW section too.
The only bad thing is, it's to dang tall for me. Looks to be about a 59cm or 60cm. I can probably ride it it with the seat way down.
There might be a mid 80's Bianchi Limited for trade.
I'll take pics of it, before and after and do a seperate thread on it. Probably one in the WIW section too.
The only bad thing is, it's to dang tall for me. Looks to be about a 59cm or 60cm. I can probably ride it it with the seat way down.
There might be a mid 80's Bianchi Limited for trade.
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03-02-12, 09:37 AM
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I suspect it is more like an '83/84 as the '85/86 were Columbus framed and came in other colors. great bike though.
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03-02-12, 09:42 AM
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