Help Me to ID this Bianchi Frame
10-29-13 | 10:16 PM
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Help Me to ID this Bianchi Frame
I am new to this forum and very happy to find this place.
Here is a Bianchi frame i‘m trading with a seller on ebay. But the seller can not tell the model and age.
So, can you guys help me to ID this frame?
any point will be appreciated! Thanks very much!
I can tell the fork is not original. Besides, is the painting original? because all lebels on this frame are pasters! and there are not any sculpture or seal that can prove it is an original bianchi frame.
I'm a little confused.......
Here is a Bianchi frame i‘m trading with a seller on ebay. But the seller can not tell the model and age.
So, can you guys help me to ID this frame?
any point will be appreciated! Thanks very much!
I can tell the fork is not original. Besides, is the painting original? because all lebels on this frame are pasters! and there are not any sculpture or seal that can prove it is an original bianchi frame.
I'm a little confused.......
10-29-13 | 10:49 PM
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I can't help with the model but it looks like a good quality 90's frame. Columbus CROMOR built a very nice riding frame but it wasn't 'top of the heap' - it was a good tubing to use when production costs were to be kept within an economy budget. Personally, I like CROMOR and have had quite a few frames built with it - I can't tell the difference between it and SLX. Given the choice though, I'd choose SLX every time.
10-30-13 | 01:26 AM
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I can't help with the model but it looks like a good quality 90's frame. Columbus CROMOR built a very nice riding frame but it wasn't 'top of the heap' - it was a good tubing to use when production costs were to be kept within an economy budget. Personally, I like CROMOR and have had quite a few frames built with it - I can't tell the difference between it and SLX. Given the choice though, I'd choose SLX every time.
So can we tell this frame is an genuine original Bianchi instead of repainting fake one?
it did came from Bianchi, is that right?
10-30-13 | 05:54 AM
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That is a Bianchi alright and a '93ish one. The elliptical downtube and BB shell are the real give aways. Here in the states that frame seems to have only been listed in the '93 Reparto Corse catalog. A chromed CroMor unicrown would have been standard and the forkends should be stamped Bianchi, I am not sure about the dropouts but I think it is a good bet they are too. They could be had as a frame only or a complete bike with Veloce.
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10-30-13 | 06:53 AM
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That is a Bianchi alright and a '93ish one. The elliptical downtube and BB shell are the real give aways. Here in the states that frame seems to have only been listed in the '93 Reparto Corse catalog. A chromed CroMor unicrown would have been standard and the forkends should be stamped Bianchi, I am not sure about the dropouts but I think it is a good bet they are too. They could be had as a frame only or a complete bike with Veloce.
thanks for your analysis very much! very detailed and impressive!
i bought it with $180, is it worthy?
thanks
10-30-13 | 10:23 AM
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I am sure Dedacciai made the oval tubing at Bianchis request for their SuperSet 2 frame design, just like Columbus made this oval/elliptical CroMor and the SBX tubes.
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10-30-13 | 10:24 AM
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Thank you. In that condition I am not sure I would have paid $180 for it but for a lugged Celeste Columbus Bianchi frame that is a pretty good buy.
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