Getting Bianchis in the US — Testing and Sizing?
 

Hello!

I am finally graduating from my vintage steel frame Schwinn beater, and am in the market for an entry level newer bike (looking to spend 800-1600)

I am generally biased towards a Bianchi Via Nirone, and have been around a few shops in Central Virginia (where I am currently based), but having a hard time finding Bianchis to even try out. So wondering if yall have any thoughts about where to find bianchis in the US? (I’ve only seen 1-2 on ebay, and close to none on Craigslist)

I’ve tested out some Giants and Trek Domanes, and while the Domanes seem good, I am still just biased toward Bianchis since I got another Bianchi beater stolen from me when I was living in NYC.

After testing riding the Treks, I do have a concern about just finding a Bianchi online and gettting it delivered. Id love to test it since the Treks, while a great ride, they generally did feel a little crammed on me (5’11” rode both 54 and 56). Is it a sizing issues and just try to get a Via Nirone 57? Any recs to try and test/find the right size, before spending my first 1K+ on a bike?

Thank you!!!

Test ride any bike locally and then look up the stack and reach numbers on a site that shows bike geometries. Just match up the Bianchi's numbers with the numbers for the bike you test rode. Should be pretty close. Here are two bike geometry sites:

https://geometrygeeks.bike

https://bikeinsights.com

And for comparison purposes, I'm 5'9" and can ride a Bianchi in either a 53 or 55. You'd probably be a 57 but compare the numbers first.... Good luck.

Much like pizza, NYC is a good place to get Bianchis,

Good advice. The stack (how upright or low you want to be) will be the deciding factor between the 55 and 57, it's almost 2 cm, the reach is like 4 mm difference. I'm a fan of the VN, and not just cause we are a Bianchi dealer.

Fixed.

Much like pizza, NYC is a good place to get Bianchis bikes stolen.

Really fixed...