Originally Posted by
rols229
That Bianchi you found in some alley garbage is a real beauty!
Thanks, I believe it’s a Bianchi Special but the Canadian ones I’ve seen had the whole fork chromed. It was missing just the back wheel and had been sitting with the chainring in a puddle for some time. I put a mid sized chain ring up front on the smaller, and got a 54t which I filed the teeth off of for a chain guard. I laced a Sturmey Archer AW hub to a 700c wheel, Put MKS Touring pedals on it, and the upright bars and pulls, and the Pluetcher rack.. The grips are original from a 60’s I think BSA. The fenders are stainless Velo Orange. Since this pic, having got the Colnago as a dedicated “fast bike”, I swapped out the 17t rear cog for a 21t, added a rear fender reflector, and I’ve put a Brooks B66 spring seat, and a vintage Greenfield kickstand on it to fully lean into its cruiser status.