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Forum: General Cycling Discussion
10-06-23, 12:11 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 1,467
Posted By 58Bianchi

Thanks everyone for the top notch advice. I feel...

Thanks everyone for the top notch advice. I feel like I cannot go wrong (though I probably still will). But, hey! It will be covered in mud! :-)
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
10-06-23, 12:08 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 1,467
Posted By 58Bianchi

Thank you so much! :)

Thank you so much! :)
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
10-06-23, 09:20 AM
Replies: 59
Views: 2,409
Posted By 58Bianchi

Winter vs Summer

Gotta get that winter air out of the tires and get summer air in there!
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
10-06-23, 05:04 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 1,467
Posted By 58Bianchi

Decision Made…Maybe

Hey all, thanks for all the great help and tips. I am going with Option 2. Spray Max 2k High Gloss Clear is on order.

I am probably not going to try to touch up the bare metal spots & dings. The...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
10-06-23, 04:46 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 1,467
Posted By 58Bianchi

Yep, I read them all. Back in April I was hit by...

Yep, I read them all. Back in April I was hit by a car on my gray 2003 Pista. The settlement enabled me to have Handz Bicycles, a custom builder here in New Hampshire, check the frame, add water...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
10-06-23, 04:36 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 1,467
Posted By 58Bianchi

Thanks for all the recommendations! That Peugeot...

Thanks for all the recommendations! That Peugeot came out great!

Yes, indeed, I know exactly what you mean by fun bike. Most of what will go on the frame will come from that Univega. That bike...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
10-05-23, 03:48 PM
Replies: 71
Views: 2,921
Posted By 58Bianchi

Hey OP! In between the arguments, you will find...

Hey OP! In between the arguments, you will find recommendations that are basically right. From this post, it sounds like your bottom bracket is dead and the cranks are following along. The reason...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
10-05-23, 02:59 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 1,467
Posted By 58Bianchi

Type of Riding

Here is my current cyclocross bike after a typical ride. It does not make sense to do a $2k paint job on a bike routinely exposed to this.

Built from the parts box as a good cyclocross bike...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
10-05-23, 11:35 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 1,467
Posted By 58Bianchi

Gonna take time

It is gonna take some time and some prowling in the used market places to find a 1" threaded fork with cantilever posts. I can always use the Chrome boat anchor until I find something more...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
10-05-23, 11:22 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 1,467
Posted By 58Bianchi

Is there such a thing as a clear powder coat that...

Is there such a thing as a clear powder coat that goes over other paint?
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
10-05-23, 10:55 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 1,467
Posted By 58Bianchi

Already some great ideas - thanks for sharing! ...

Already some great ideas - thanks for sharing!

Some follow up:

I forgot to mention that I think it would be a shame to paint this in anything other than BIANCHI Pearl Celeste. I tried to find...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
10-05-23, 08:33 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 1,467
Posted By 58Bianchi

What To Do with a Classic But Beat Cyclocross Frame

Hey folks - I have a new-to-me 90s-ish Bianchi Cross Project USA Reparto-Corse "Made in Italy" frame. It has been "through the ringer" with hundreds of dings, scrapes, rust, and scratches/rubouts...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
09-16-23, 04:01 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 595
Posted By 58Bianchi

Barkeeper's Friend

Works great on metals. Not sure what is in it but used it on my pots and pans for years.
Forum: Electric Bikes
09-10-23, 06:31 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 566
Posted By 58Bianchi

Road Bike Conversion for Keeping Up on Training Rides

Hey everyone,

My fixie training rides are 30 miles long at an average speed of 18 mph (mostly flat). I would love to convert a steel roadbike to electric for my wife so she could come with me for...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-06-23, 05:08 PM
Replies: 22,355
Views: 4,706,924
Posted By 58Bianchi

Bianchi Eros Madness

This person just does not understand the market:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/166241287762. The Eros was a nice bike but...

This other guy has a "real one!". He started selling his bike last year at...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
08-30-23, 04:13 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,350
Posted By 58Bianchi

For most of us, wheels are a mystery. We get the...

For most of us, wheels are a mystery. We get the wheels on the bikes and we ride them until something goes wrong and then bring the bike to the LBS. There a mechanic may quickly fix whatever the...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
08-29-23, 03:56 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 186
Posted By 58Bianchi

Campagnolo Eurus/Zonda Front Wheel - Replacement Spokes

Hey Folks -

I have an Campagnolo front wheel from the early 2000s. It has 16 black slender bladed straight pull steel spokes, two of which are broken. The wheel has the same hub (HPW?) with what...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
08-29-23, 08:40 AM
Replies: 101
Views: 6,000
Posted By 58Bianchi

I think we died... lol

Local town personalities each wanted the same thing.
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
08-29-23, 07:30 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 773
Posted By 58Bianchi

Back to giving the OP an answer: I am running a...

Back to giving the OP an answer: I am running a Shamal Ultra C-17 with Vittoria Rubino Pro Graphene 2.0 25s 100 psi under a brand new Ritchey Comp Carbon from Performance Bike. It's tight - maybe...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
08-29-23, 07:24 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,088
Posted By 58Bianchi

My experience with the front wheel only - The new...

My experience with the front wheel only - The new Ultra, while not as pretty or as aero looking as my old 2000 era Shamal, it somehow feels faster. Maybe because it is a lot lighter. When I first...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
08-28-23, 03:24 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 650
Posted By 58Bianchi

Yep - forgot the very early ones were from Asia,...

Yep - forgot the very early ones were from Asia, too. Thanks for setting the record straight!
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
08-28-23, 01:10 PM
Replies: 101
Views: 6,000
Posted By 58Bianchi

Don't get discouraged!

You are doing a great thing here. Townsfolk here in New Hampshire came to blows over our recycle center so now we are restricted "per order of the Selectmen" to stay out of the piles.

Use the...
Forum: Classic and Vintage Bicycles: Whats it Worth? Appraisals.
08-28-23, 06:05 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,313
Posted By 58Bianchi

Braze on cable guides

On a TIG welded frame. Interesting!
Forum: Classic and Vintage Bicycles: Whats it Worth? Appraisals.
08-28-23, 05:57 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,985
Posted By 58Bianchi

Fork Replacement

Many if us replace our steel uncrown forks with carbon fiber for other reasons than a crash. Trendy carbon holds up better in the post ride comparisons. That said, the advice to check a bike out...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
08-28-23, 05:40 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 650
Posted By 58Bianchi

1998 & 1999 are made in Italy

The 1998 is TIG welded on the bottom bracket and is lugged almost everywhere else. The 1999 is TIG welded everywhere. Both came with a Campy Mirage triple with a square bottom bracket.

Both have...
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