I need a High Five....
 

as I know there is a fair representation of Bianchi fans on this great board. Add me to the list. :p
I pulled the trigger on an '04 Veloce I found at a great shop in Ohio and am pretty stoked:

http://members.roadfly.com/georgeman...chi Veloce.jpg
Love the geometry of this bike...the steel ride...monochrome red paint scheme and new 30 speed campy group. An Italian race horse...hehe.
Just wanted to share my pleasure as I know there are many out there either buying or building a bike for the spring.
Cheers,
George

Congrats!!! Nice bike! I can't wait to hear your ride report.

Congrats on the purchase!

Thanks guys!...pretty excited. Am weather challenged in Michigan at the moment...snow and cold have been relentless this year. Will give a report when I get it on the road. Never owned a a Bianchi bike before or a bike with Campy group so can't wait for good riding weather.
Appreciate it,
George

I know the feeling. I bought a Bianchi Pista Friday and there has been nothing but rain since I got it home. The same thing happened when I brought my LOOK home a few weeks ago. New bikes bring bad weather :(

Congrats on your purchase.
I was looking at purchasing the same bike, but could find a shop that dealed with Bianchi USA. LBS's in Canada deal directly with Bianchi in Italy.

Up high!. . . On the side!. . . Down low! . . . yer too slow!

really, though. Sweet rig!

Thanks a lot guys..glad to be a member of the family.
I called all over in and out of state and stumbled on this one...had just about given up and bought something else, but this is what I wanted.
George

You did this wrong, hardly any responses.

You should've put "Bianchi" somewhere in the title of the thread. You would've had hundreds of celestians high-fivin' you.

an Italian steel bike! cool! it should ride like a dream.. I love those Vento wheels, the best wheel for that price...

yeah...your're right Ziggurat...will just take a bit longer this way :-)
Thanks sorebutt...really like the whole bike from the geometry to the 30 speed Campy group and the wheels ain't bad either..kind of fit the bike. Racelite's might be a bit better but the Vento's aren't bad..as you say for the price.
George

Mmmm... Bianchi.... :beer:

I don't have one, but I love the history and heritage of the company.
Somebody needs to page ChorusGirl quick!

mmm Bianchi Veloce... exactly like my bike..

except mine is a 2003 bike..

and in celeste..

and is veloce 9sp..

and we have different wheels..

and different seatposts..

but hey.. it's still a Veloce! welcome to the club!

Go Bianchi! well done!

2005 Axis
2004 Pista

Thanks gang...hey supreemo, what seat post are you running?...you didn't switch to carbon did you?...if so, notice any difference?
Thanks,
George

Yes yes yes!!! I also have a red Bianchi -campione it is. It's almost finished! Can't wait to ride it.

If you have a digi cam, take some pictures of the bike you have!

Read the sig...

You will love the Veloce. I got my gurl a bike with the same stuff, only 27 instead of 30.