Friends and Bike riders:

Requesting your expertise in identifying a frame and also whether latest shimano 105 components fit on this frame.

The information I know so far is that the bike frame is a bianchi high tensile titanium frame with reparto corse on the sticker. I am a newbie and trying to figure out what components and if current generation shimano 105 and other components from REI Novara Strada 2014 bike fit on this frame.

Please see added images.



Thanking you in advance for all your expert advice.
Ashok

Move from Appraisals to C&V.

sure looks like aluminum (not High Tensile TI, whatever THAT is) to me. Must be a Bianchi with that panto in the BB shell, but nothing from Eduardo that I'm familiar with. I'm sure that SOME of the 105 gruppo will fit this frame, but 105 spanned many years and (for example) came with either a BSC or Italian BB, my bet this Italian frame actually uses a BSC BB unit, since it's fairly modern. Have to match the particular 105 components to this frame.

More-or-less, yes. You have a later model Bianchi Aluminum frame, which ought to be spaced 130mm in the rear with BSC BB threads. Assuming your Novara does not have a BB30 or equivalent press-fit bottom bracket, and the rear wheel is spaced 130mm, you should be OK. You may have to add some washers on the bottom bracket crank (assuming it is Shimano) to allow it to cinch down properly.

Honestly, your Novara is probably no worse than the Bianchi you show, so I would not bother moving stuff over unless the Novara frame does not fit properly (and you are certain the Bianchi does).

Thank you unworthy1 and balindamood. I appreciate your inputs. I was told it was titanium. Regards

Some of the welding looks very tidy, but I would say with the info at hand, aluminium. A couple more pics would be good, particularly the seat cluster. I don't think it will change the result, but would be nice to see

Thanks Milofrance. Unfortunately these are the pictures i have

Seeing the '...nium' on the seat-tube sticker, it's no tensile steel. It's CroMo (which is better). But seeing the fork a bit, I can tell this was more of a beginner model. The crown is a welding to the steerer tube, and it's threaded. Threaded headsets were a base-model spec from the late 90's, and welded fork blades were always just a way to cut production costs.

It's not a bad frame, but I wouldn't say it has any collective or performance value.

Thanks IcySmooth52.