Bianchi: History from a number?
04-27-20, 08:26 AM
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Bianchi: History from a number?
Hi all -- I got a sweet red Bianchi road bike from a second hand shop in Arlington, Virginia. Has Campagnolo groupset (2x 8 speed), and "Made in Italy" decals. Serial number A404357. Bike name, Bianchi Trofeo. Can anyone share its story on when and where it would have been made? Any other info on what class of riders it would have been marketed to (its performance level) would be appreciated. Many thanks, loving the expertise on this forum. LT Bike
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It should be an Italian manufactured, sports model circa 1994-1995. Original MSRP was in the $650-$700 range. These are typically seen with Stratos (with down tube shift levers), which was Campagnolo's bottom of the line offering during these years. Basically, it was aimed at enthusiasts who wanted an all Italian bicycle but were on a restricted budget. Please post pics.
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T-Mar, thanks for the great info. You're spot on about the downtube shifters, though I couldn't find any annotation on any parts of the groupset showing the Stratos name (but no reason to doubt that). The cassette is a tight 12-23T with the chainrings being 39/52T. Those riders back in the day must have been leg strong! I tried uploading pics of the frame decals and close-ups of the components, but couldn't, maybe because I'm new to the forum. Thanks again, LT Ride
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T-Mar, thanks for the great info. You're spot on about the downtube shifters, though I couldn't find any annotation on any parts of the groupset showing the Stratos name (but no reason to doubt that). The cassette is a tight 12-23T with the chainrings being 39/52T. Those riders back in the day must have been leg strong! I tried uploading pics of the frame decals and close-ups of the components, but couldn't, maybe because I'm new to the forum. Thanks again, LT Ride
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It's so funny. When I first joined this forum it was no problem to post pics right with the first post. I guess you'll just have to look for threads where you can (boarderline) ad something to the conversation an make some post (like I am doing right now 
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T-Mar, thanks for the great info. You're spot on about the downtube shifters, though I couldn't find any annotation on any parts of the groupset showing the Stratos name (but no reason to doubt that). The cassette is a tight 12-23T with the chainrings being 39/52T. Those riders back in the day must have been leg strong! I tried uploading pics of the frame decals and close-ups of the components, but couldn't, maybe because I'm new to the forum. Thanks again, LT Ride
I always find it amusing to hear riders' description of gearing. When I started out, riders would have considered the OP's Trofeo to have wide gearing. Bicycles only had 10 gears, the smallest available Campagnolo chainring was 44T and the freewheel was typically 14-21T. My first good bicycle was 14-18T paired with 46/50T. Now that was tight!
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Need help to identify my bianchi Serial number
Hello All,
First of all, let me express my appreciation for all the information and expertises that is shared on this forum.
my name is ferry and I live in Jakarta, Indonesia, I purchased my Teal color bianchi back in 2011 from a vintage bike shop in San Diego US. I have been upgrading some parts of this bike, like crank shafts, sadle, pedals and break calipers. Majority of the parts are still unchanged as When I purchased my bianchi. It has modolo breaks, campagnolo group set, and mavic rims.
My bianchi has a decal sticker “Trofeo” and it came with the teal pump that you can horizontally holded on the frame.
also it has a decal that says made in italy
the bottom bracket serial# A6 8045.
I would highly appreciate if you could tell me what year is my bianchi? And, is it really Trofeo?
if this is a trofeo? I would love to understand, which bianchi product line Trofeo belongs? Is it the low end, middle end? Or was it targeted for serious rider or just a casual rider.
Thank you in advance for your attention, support, and cooperation.
best regards,
Ferry
First of all, let me express my appreciation for all the information and expertises that is shared on this forum.
my name is ferry and I live in Jakarta, Indonesia, I purchased my Teal color bianchi back in 2011 from a vintage bike shop in San Diego US. I have been upgrading some parts of this bike, like crank shafts, sadle, pedals and break calipers. Majority of the parts are still unchanged as When I purchased my bianchi. It has modolo breaks, campagnolo group set, and mavic rims.
My bianchi has a decal sticker “Trofeo” and it came with the teal pump that you can horizontally holded on the frame.
also it has a decal that says made in italy
the bottom bracket serial# A6 8045.
I would highly appreciate if you could tell me what year is my bianchi? And, is it really Trofeo?
if this is a trofeo? I would love to understand, which bianchi product line Trofeo belongs? Is it the low end, middle end? Or was it targeted for serious rider or just a casual rider.
Thank you in advance for your attention, support, and cooperation.
best regards,
Ferry
