My Baby is BROKEN!!! :cry: shiffle sniffle :(
 

:cry: In an effort to jumpstart things and get ready to work on my Rigi, I put my '87 Sport SX in the stand to change the wheels. I decided to put the fabulous 105SC/Wolber wheels I got from Echo (thanks again) on it since the hubs are both original and the wheels are from '87.

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Everything was going fine until I took her ot of the stand and happen to look down. :cry: That is when I saw this!! :trainwreck:

http://www.bikeforums.net/attachment...7&d=1361206384

While this may not be a fancy schmancy Italian bike it is my first new bike and therefore my first Bianchi. I am so upset :cry:


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The worst part is up until about two weeks ago I had the same frame in a different color!! Then I had to go and sell it on ebay! :(
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Duct tape:
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Yikes. In the fourth picture it looks rusty so it must have been broken for a while. Im sorry for your pain, its sad when something you are very fond of breaks.

Ok I'm thoroughly confused by this sentence. Bianchi isn't Italian? This bike is new? It's your first Bianchi??

Oh, that is a bummer!

On the bright side, you have a good excuse to buy a new bike now!

I believe it was the first bike she ever bought new, and it was made in one of their non-Italian factories...

This was sourced in the Orient, I can't remmeber anymore if it was Japanese or Tiawanese. Yes Bianchiis Italain but they sourced bikes from the orient since the '70s atleast.

Oh I get it now, thanks. Man what a bummer.

Ouch! Sorry BG.
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Take comfort in your other babies today. But the beauty of steel is that you can send it to Cyclart or someone else and they'll fix it good-as-new (or better.)

Thats too bad BG, always hard to lose a favourite bike but at least you have a full set of components on hand and can look forward to finding a nice new frame to mount them all on.

Oh bummer! I am sorry to see that BG...

I don't even know how that happens (Apart torsional loading from forcing a stuck post). Maybe there was some micro-crack to start with, and oxidation did the rest based on the red rust tell-tale.

OUCH. :cry: We're crying along with you, BG.

OH NOEZ

What a terrible way to start the week. :(

I really am sorry for your loss... I was just trying to inject a little levity.

I know if it was me, I'd be on the phone with framebuilders, getting that stay repaired/replaced.

Good luck in whatever you choose!

Om MY! :-(

That sucks! Send it to Frank. :thumb:

Keep as bragging piece. "put so much power down I broke it"

easy fix do not fret :crash: plenty of framebuilders around and it's black


The seat stay is not the most important part...:twitchy:

Thanks for comiserating everyone. I think cocktail hour will be early today.

hey BG now you can get "Girl" engraved and or pantographed onto the that side let me know if you need any parts

Holy crap. Be glad you were not in the saddle.

Sorry to see that BG! Hopefully it can either be fixed or replaced.

Sorry 'bout your baby, BG. But how did that happen? With my knowledge of physics I can imagine all sorts of frame "malheur", but not this. No sir.

you guys are too much!

1. ITS BLACK!!! the color will always match.
2. find a replacement bianchi seatstay cap- find a wrecked frame, these things are around.
3. get it fixed and stop whineing

Your first new bike???

Warranty!!!