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Please help me identify my bike
I am planning on selling it, since the size is way too small for me. I contacted a bike shop and he called me back offering $200, which I believe is ridiculous (I may be wrong), so any value recommendations will be appreciated
Note: the tires are worn and the back tire may need replacement, so how much should I knock down from the total price.
Thanks in advance

Midwest Ullrich

$200 asking price would be a "give away". I would start at $380 to test out the market response.

redtires

Welll....I sold quite a few of these, in the 90's as a Bianchi dealer. Your bike you have there has definitely had somewhat of a rough life. The brake hoods are missing, certainly the rear mech has been replaced with a very inexpensive Shimano unit. Cromor was Columus' basic, entry level tubeset also. Made with seamed tubing, and the frame is comprised of Cromor for the three main tubes, everything else is 4130 steel. Nothing fancy. In addition, just because the decal states "Made in Italy", it wasn't. The frame was actually manufactured in Asia. But, because of the laws surrounding "what you can say in advertising", a certain percent of it's finishing and assembly was performed in Italy, it's allowed to state as if it's made there. Yep. The shift levers have been replaced with (somewhat desirable in certain circles) friction shifters (which appear to be Modolo carbon fiber units), to compensate for the low end rear derailleur, not the stock saddle (and the one on it is not an upgrade). The pedals are actually supposed to have toe-clips on them as well. I'm not debasing the bike by any means, like I said, I sold a ton of them. It was a great entry level road bike. But that's just what it was, entry level. IMHO, if someone offered me $200 for, I'd be all over it. There are other little things too. For instance, that's not a stock rear quick release...but, I can't tell from the photos if it was just a replacement quick release, or a whole different wheel.

howellhandmade

Don't know what year it is, but they all seem to be about the same -- LBS owner might know the market, and $258 blue book might be low, but he wouldn't offer more than half what the thought he could sell it for.

1995 Bianchi Campione d'Italia - New and Used Bike Value

As a friend of mine used to say about motorcycle deals, when people buy it it's a bike, when they sell it it's a Picasso.

Trucker Dan

$200 is fair. $300 if you fixed it up with new hoods, saddle, and a rear derailer that matched.