Originally Posted by
leegf
Noted. I haven't forgotten
It's a Pista and not an Eco Pista, by the way. I believe that was earlier on when Bianchi produced both the Eco Pista and the Super Pista. By 1986 I believe they did away with that and only offered the one model.
Yes, brakes definitely wear away the ano and mine are already starting to fail. Wet conditions, trying to clean the rim, etc. only make it worse. I believe the only way this can be avoided is to run ceramic rims.
It might not be 100% correct but if it's steel w/ celeste paint & classic decals & lugs it's an eco-pista/ best pista in my book. Piaggio or not.
Simply calling it a pista would do it a disservice by incorporating it with the modern uni-crown POS pista's
Ceramic rims are no better. Friction wrecks havoc on all rim coatings. Riding in wet conditions only accelerates wear of the coating as the brake dust & road grime essentially wet sands the brake surface every time you stop.