Italian Rust, A Bianchi And A Seapost I Really Wanted
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- Опубликовано: 8 фев 2025
- I didn't want to buy another bike but here we are. Is it a Bianchi? Isn't it? I'm not too sure but I know I found a really rare seatpost!
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Frame : 59cm Bianchi
Handlebars : Cinelli 66 Campione Del Monde
Grips : Cinelli
Shifters :
Brake Levers : Campagnolo Athena BL-02AT CG
Stem : Cinelli 130mm
Headset : Tange Nova
Fork : 1" Threaded
Rear Shock :
Brakes : Shimano 105 BR-1055 / Campagnolo Veloce
Brake Pads :
Wheels : Hubs - Campagnolo Croce D'Aune (Front) British Hub Racelite (Rear)
Rims - Campagnolo (Front)
Spokes -
Nipples -
Tyres :
Seatpost : Mavic 330 (Cut to 185mm)
Seat Clamp : Campagnolo
Saddle : Selle San Marco Squadra HDP
Rear Derailleur :
Front Derailleur :
Crankset : Stronglight 99
Chainring : Stronglight 42T
Chainring Bolts :
Bottom Bracket : Shimano
Chain :
Cassette :
Pedals : Shimano PD-M525
Bash Guard :
Decals :
Paint :
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I too made the plunge into a retro Bianchi about the same time you made the video. A Bianchi Trofeo in chromoly. Early 90s? I love it. I went Deda components and upped the groupset from an 8 speed Mirage to a 9 speed Veloce, Campy Neutrons etc. Surprisingly fast. One thing I discovered with these bikes is when they get to that sweet spot fast cruising speed, they are easy to keep at speed.
Bianchi on the head tube is a bit wonky. I reckon it's a fairly generic 80's frame dressed up as a Bianchi - probably done a long time ago.
Could well be! Thanks for the input.
I restored an ‘87 Bianchi Brava. Bianchi used Japanese frames on their low/mid level bikes during that time frame. Still, on mine “Bianchi” is stamped on the top of the seat stays where they meet the seat tube and there are “B”’s stamped on the fork crown.
Yeah that’s what I was expecting. At least some sort of metal name plate or engraving. The vertical Bianchi on the head tube is what really throws me though.
@@MonkeyShredeven current Bianchis sold in Japan use the head badge so that's not 100%. I own a minivelo that's Bianchi but is JDM only so 😅
They would definitely make some logos on the frame. Italian frame builders always do. This is probably a generic frame. It was pretty common back in the day. There is like a million colnagos and bianchis that never been in Italy, not even a vacation😂
This is what I was expecting. I’ve looked at lots of examples but Bianchi’s always seemed to have some sort of name plate.
I have a Pinarello with no stamps or markings.
Great camera work , good video .
Thank you.
That seatpost was a good spot! Shame it's been cut,but I'm sure you will find a build for it. Not sure about the branding of frame,but either way it's a nice lugged frame!
To be fair. The seller took a photo of it so it wasn’t hard to spot 😅
I once, for around 50 metres, tagged onto the back of Marco Pantani and his Bianchi team mates weaving through the Dublin traffic making their way to the Tour start. JSYK 🙂
So I mean you’ve basically ridden the tour!
@@MonkeyShred That's what I told everyone when I got home 😂
Nice to see a new video,Mark! Not sure if it's a Bianchi either. There's no crest on the head tube. I've never seen one that just said "Bianchi". I could be wrong though.
That’s the thing that has been wondering the most too. The lack of the crest is curious
You may already know that Lombardia, as on the forks was the bike brand of Jack Parker mail order in Sheriffhales, later Telford. So the frame could also be a rebadged Lombardia. Mostly built by Mike Kowell in Weeford, iirc.
Lombardia is also a race in Italy. That name is used on a few brands because of it that I’ve seen. I’ll take a look at your reference though. 🤙
5:20 Very random thought… could that quill be sanded down to 22.0 mm to fit an old-school French/Austrian fork?
Shame about the BB… since the paint is already scruffy, a couple of heat cycles might loosen the corrosion enough to ham-fisted it out of the shell 🤞
I don’t see why not. I’d rather stick it in a lathe somehow and resize it accurately though.
Well… heat might have to happen and ham fisted is definitely the word for it 😂 the non drive side currently has no notches left for the tool after I got a bit too aggressive with an impact gun.
Interesting bike, unsure what it's heritage is though, some of the parts are fairly period correct for the 80s just looks like many other steel road bikes the UK churned out under various different names
The 126 dropouts definitely point to an era of late 70s through 80s
I'm not sure all bianchi bikes were Italian threaded
Time for a cool build
Yeah it's definitely a wonder.
Probably not a Bianchi, but a quality frame nevertheless.
That brake bridge looks pretty cool
I don’t think it’s a super lightweight frame or anything,it comes in around 2.3kg with the BB but it does seem well built.
My thought is that it was made in the far East, under contract to Bianchi, so an OEM Bianchi frame.
It could be a Tange steel or similar. Do you know of other examples with no serial numbers or the vertical Bianchi on the head tube?
Pity about the seatpost. I built a neuron Bianchi this year…..it had plenty pantographs. Maybe a lower end tube set, but a wonky decal 🤔
Maybe! It’s just in all my searching so far I haven’t seen that vertical head tube decal.
What is a Bianchi anyway? A bit of a philosophical question. Others have said they put their stickers on frames they outsourced anyway. It looks well-made and if it has a 27.2 seatpost reasonably thin-wall tubes. If the Campag components are original that also implies it is a Bianchi. And, if not, why would anyone spend the money on all those bits to put them on a fake frame? But if it hadn't been repainted i would have expected to see either a Columbus sticker or one with some made-up numbers on it because IIRC basically everything had that at this time. Maybe a Bianchi originally but sanded and repainted at some point in the same toothpaste green and then decorated with only basic decals.
See this is what I thought too. Regarding the 27.2mm post that is. If it’s got that - it must be half decent.
I spent about 10 month in Lucca. There were many many low end Bianchi bikes I found that were very low end and too many of them to all be fakes. So I guess 1990ish Bianchi might have bought cheap-where and diluted the brand.
Interesting. Thanks for the feedback.
looks like a turbo-trainer bike with all that corrosion!
not certain that's a Bianchi. Italian bb will have standard right hand threads on both sides. head tube doesn't look right - sure it should have a crest and not the wording there (but I'm no Italian frame expert so take this with a large pinch of salt!!)
Turbo trainer? Pfft. If this bike is going to slowly rust away it needs to be ridden outside so it isn’t suffering as much 😅
I have a used Bianchi fork in exactly that color. In near perfect condition but the steerer is perhaps too short for this specific frame at 147 mm. Has never been crashed and the paint is immaculate. Unicrown style fork from a Bianchi Eros frame.
pour oil down the seat tube-may break loose
Already on it
I wish you would make a video of fixing those small rusts. My bike has small rust areas like this. I couldn't find a proper video on RUclips that fixes these rusts.
Just sand back the patch lightly, use some rust converter to treat the area and use a touch up pen to cover. It won’t look perfect but it’s a fix.
@@MonkeyShredI have never seen a touch up pen in Turkey. Can you share a link where I can find it on the internet? And it would be very useful if there is a video on proper paint repair.
What a heavy disappointment about the seatpost but it could still be used, you could put a sleeve up inside of it and an extension on the bottom, not ideal by any means but at least you could use it at the height you would want.
It could still be used yep. I’d just use it as it is though. Wouldn’t want to modify it anymore.
Stopped the video at 18:16 and think I can make out a number under the paint on bottom of bottom bracket.
I’ll check but the only two numbers I’ve seen are the 57 stamped in the tip of the lug which is just visible towards the top of the screen.
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I’m not understanding what’s so special about a Mavic seatpost. I also don’t understand how the last person can be a weight weenie with a steel bike.
I’m sure I said but Mavic seatposts seem to have only been made for a couple of years around 1990 - thus- they are rare and desirable.
You don’t have to own a carbon bike to be a weight weenie. Choosing light parts or in this instance, trimming an already short seatpost down to saw a few grams would to be indicate a weight weenie.
@ ah. Just says Mavic on it? No special shape (like Thomson) or clamp?
@ it doesn’t have a layback like some Thompson posts do. Different shape clamp area? Sure. But that could be said about a lot of posts.
I broke my seatpost bolt on mine. Sucks. I don't know how to replace it.
The bolt? Just buy a new one. Plenty of bolts available.
Looks like a generic, repainted with some stickers slapped on it (I'm not in any way, shape, or form am expert).
Could be a cheapbike parts bin build. Turn it into a rat-bike gravel/pub bike. 🤷♂️
Could be! I’d be interested to know what a Bianchi frame likely weighs. This one clocks in at 2.39kg with the BB installed still. Seems pretty average to me.
I think I would pass on any restore maybe just clean repaint. Sell as a fixie …..get creative 😎
Yeah - I wouldn’t restore this. It’s too big for me to do that. I do have some idea for it though.
Selling as a fixie is as uncreative as it gets.
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that thing is cooked man
No it isn’t. Still looks straight and solid.
Looks restorable
Should be. I won’t be doing restoration on this though. Maybe just a preservation.
Scrap value only sadly.
You’d scrap that frame and parts? Madness.