The Official Bianchi Celeste thread
07-09-15, 12:31 PM
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Any idea what the tubing was? The deals look funny...... Depending on the year and the tubing a chromed Unicrown would have been stock. Nice looking Bianchi though.
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07-09-15, 01:07 PM
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Originally Posted by leegf
If it's lugged, has a quill stem and a matching frame pump, then it's good enough for me 
Nice bike!
Nice bike!
Originally Posted by Bianchigirll
That is beautiful even if it isn't vintage it is certainly a classic already .
Originally Posted by 3speedslow
Bianchi+Celeste+canti brakes = Awesome !
07-12-15, 05:03 PM
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Thanks for all the info, I have decided to keep the bike.
I don't particularly like the silver/metallic "celesty" color and the paint scrapes and chips are worse than the picture shows.
I will eventually need to strip and re-paint so I will go with a solid celeste color.
Since the pics I have procured a nice set of 600 pedals with clips . A celeste saddle andsidewalls are in the future. Does anybody reproduce the "limited" decal? Also Bianchigirl says that the Cinelli bar and stem may have been swapped out from original? Would this have come with 3ttt stem + ITM bar?
I don't particularly like the silver/metallic "celesty" color and the paint scrapes and chips are worse than the picture shows.
I will eventually need to strip and re-paint so I will go with a solid celeste color.
Since the pics I have procured a nice set of 600 pedals with clips . A celeste saddle andsidewalls are in the future. Does anybody reproduce the "limited" decal? Also Bianchigirl says that the Cinelli bar and stem may have been swapped out from original? Would this have come with 3ttt stem + ITM bar?
07-13-15, 02:27 PM
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Perhaps VeloCals could make it but you might need a pic of what it should look like. The model decal on the Italian frames was script for some reason.
Those came with ITM Mondiale Stem and Bars
Those came with ITM Mondiale Stem and Bars
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07-30-15, 09:35 PM
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Okay, it's not vintage, but it is celeste, and I will be keeping it. 2009 Dolomiti.
Feel free to hate on it. Originally bought it to flip, but it's kind of grown on me. And the spots of rust on the seat cluster and bottom bracket shell were worse than I thought.
Feel free to hate on it. Originally bought it to flip, but it's kind of grown on me. And the spots of rust on the seat cluster and bottom bracket shell were worse than I thought.
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09-19-15, 06:31 AM
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1976 Rekord 745, fixed for now, but still have the original parts. Original celeste paint.
09-20-15, 12:13 PM
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Here is my new acquisition. I think its a Mondial.So According to this list, it closely mathes the X4 more than the Mondial. The Mondial was only offered in Metallic Celeste for this year. So SLX and Celeste =X4
https://www.flickr.com/photos/133196...shares-Q4750Z/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/133196...shares-Q4750Z/
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09-23-15, 05:38 PM
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It looks like a Mondiale but I agree some parts have been changed. The cranks looks like some model of C-Rec/Record, 4 arms on the spider, but I can't tell which.
I don't know if you call it trickle down or maybe an effect of the dollar value but the top three models all sported SLX frames and Campagnolo that year. Mondiale had the Croce de Anue, Super Leggera wore Chrous and the Giro was festooned with Athena. All had Synchro II shifters since Ergos were not on the market yet. This was available as a frame only in '90 too. OH the SL and Giro did not have the chromed stay.
I don't know if you call it trickle down or maybe an effect of the dollar value but the top three models all sported SLX frames and Campagnolo that year. Mondiale had the Croce de Anue, Super Leggera wore Chrous and the Giro was festooned with Athena. All had Synchro II shifters since Ergos were not on the market yet. This was available as a frame only in '90 too. OH the SL and Giro did not have the chromed stay.
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09-23-15, 08:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Bianchigirll
It looks like a Mondiale but I agree some parts have been changed. The cranks looks like some model of C-Rec/Record, 4 arms on the spider, but I can't tell which.
I don't know if you call it trickle down or maybe an effect of the dollar value but the top three models all sported SLX frames and Campagnolo that year. Mondiale had the Croce de Anue, Super Leggera wore Chrous and the Giro was festooned with Athena. All had Synchro II shifters since Ergos were not on the market yet. This was available as a frame only in '90 too. OH the SL and Giro did not have the chromed stay.
I don't know if you call it trickle down or maybe an effect of the dollar value but the top three models all sported SLX frames and Campagnolo that year. Mondiale had the Croce de Anue, Super Leggera wore Chrous and the Giro was festooned with Athena. All had Synchro II shifters since Ergos were not on the market yet. This was available as a frame only in '90 too. OH the SL and Giro did not have the chromed stay.
11-11-15, 12:56 AM
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I first saw the celeste colour on a bike earlier this year, completely unaware of its history with Bianchi, and loved it. It is actually the accent colour in my otherwise neutrally coloured apartment.
I picked up this bike a couple days ago still unaware of celeste's 'celebrity.' The more I look at it the more I love it!
Original saddle btw.
I picked up this bike a couple days ago still unaware of celeste's 'celebrity.' The more I look at it the more I love it!
Original saddle btw.
11-11-15, 11:32 AM
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Originally Posted by Jimsl78
Thoughts?
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11-18-15, 10:11 AM
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Heres one that I picked up last night. Wasn't sure how I felt about the color, but its starting to wear on me.
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Here is mine! Recently completed build from a '93 superset cromor frame. Decked out in rather handsome campy athena. More photos here https://www.bikeforums.net/classic-vi...l#post18361702
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Originally Posted by sloar
Heres one that I picked up last night. Wasn't sure how I felt about the color, but its starting to wear on me.
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Originally Posted by Choke
Not vintage...but it is celeste. This model was only sold for a couple of years ('96/97) and was only available as a frameset. It's Reparto Corse built, the tubing is Zero Uno and it's fully lugged.
This model was only sold for a couple of years ('96/97) and was only available as a frameset. It's Reparto Corse built, the tubing is Zero Uno and it's fully lugged.
02-02-16, 07:47 AM
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Originally Posted by callig
I don't think I can help identify the bike but it is one of their higher end frames I'm fairly certain
02-18-16, 12:23 PM
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Those frames/tubeset did ride fantastic! Beautiful bike~! I have a question: I have been researching/searching for this one for years, never seen one come up for sale on eBay or craigslist cannot even find a pic on google! It was in a shop in the USA around 1986 I would think, frame & fork in Teal like the Trofeo from '87. Thinking maybe with a Giro nameplate... Don't remember the modern/script font of those later years like the Trofeo (looks brush painted).
any help you can offer would be welcome,
any help you can offer would be welcome,
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Bad Color Indeed
Originally Posted by noglider
I don't like the color itself, but I like the way it makes a statement. I like the way Bianchi takes a bad color and makes it beautiful.
These old Bianchis are the best, thought the new ones are terrific, too. My vote for #1 is Sante's, and blue devil gets my vote for #2.
These old Bianchis are the best, thought the new ones are terrific, too. My vote for #1 is Sante's, and blue devil gets my vote for #2.
