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08-31-19, 02:43 PM
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Wow - super clean. It looks like it came straight from the showroom floor. Nice to see we've both got '82 Campione del Mondo's. I see yours has been upgraded with Campy Nuovo and Super Record components very similar to mine.
08-31-19, 02:47 PM
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Yup, free frame given to me by a mech at my local LBS. looking at the fork, assumed it was crashed, upon further inspection quite obvious, but who cares if it’s free. Actually, replacement fork was from Bianchi, someone cared. Wasn’t free to fix it, but well worth it. Kudos to Yellow Jersey, they did the repairs and repaint.
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Are you happy with the repairs? It's always good to know about someone who does good work.
08-31-19, 02:53 PM
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08-31-19, 03:58 PM
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I've got an '82 Bianchi Campione del Mondo - a very nice bike in pretty good condition but not really in the same league as your new beauty. It's a factory built frame, of course, but not Reparto Corse. The shellac will be great. I saw some other photos on Flickr and you look perfectly at home on the Specialissima.
I must admit that I did get on our local ebay this evening to see if there were any high end Bianchi's - hahaha - look what you've made me do.
The '82 Campione del Mondo - I may as well show it:
It's lovely and it did take me a while to build but.......I just can't seem to fall in love with it. I sold it once and bought it back a couple of years later but.......its a nice bike.
I must admit that I did get on our local ebay this evening to see if there were any high end Bianchi's - hahaha - look what you've made me do.
The '82 Campione del Mondo - I may as well show it:
It's lovely and it did take me a while to build but.......I just can't seem to fall in love with it. I sold it once and bought it back a couple of years later but.......its a nice bike.
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08-31-19, 05:32 PM
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Sorry if I've already posted.
Soon to be built
"Winter" bike
Daily driver
Eroica
Eroica
Grocery getter
Soon to be built
"Winter" bike
Daily driver
Eroica
Eroica
Grocery getter
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08-31-19, 06:11 PM
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I think my model was used by the Belgian Pro team in 1982 as their team bike so that says something - perhaps cheap - haha. I couldn't help myself with adding something like the celeste accents.
Are you thinking 'drillium' at all with yours?
08-31-19, 06:16 PM
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Hi Mackgoo, beautiful collection and some brilliant Bianchi's. the shopping bike would need a good lock if it was left outside a shop. My fav. is the SLX ? Bianchi - but I wouldn't say no to any of them.
08-31-19, 06:25 PM
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That last one is gorgeous, I want to find a thread specifically for old Italian city bikes now
08-31-19, 06:36 PM
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I considered doing a little basic drillium on the brake levers, then thought better of it. Once you do one bit, you might as well do them all. Instead I stuck with paint highlights and the funky gear levers - and shellacked bar tape. That is as far as I'm going on this. Plus, I've not drilled a hole in anything for a couple years now
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08-31-19, 06:45 PM
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I considered doing a little basic drillium on the brake levers, then thought better of it. Once you do one bit, you might as well do them all. Instead I stuck with paint highlights and the funky gear levers - and shellacked bar tape. That is as far as I'm going on this. Plus, I've not drilled a hole in anything for a couple years now
DD
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I really mean it when I say I love your Bianchi - it really is the bike I have wanted for ages. It's perfect. That (Specialissima) and a Miguel Indurain Banesto Pinarello
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08-31-19, 06:53 PM
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08-31-19, 08:59 PM
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09-01-19, 12:16 AM
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Here's mine: 1983, Aluminium, mostly Super Record. I commuted on this bike for quite a while.
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09-01-19, 12:19 AM
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I built this Colnago new in 1977. It has gotten different wheels somewhere along the way for it used to sport 'sew-ups' when I raced it. It has Ambrosio stem and bars with Benotto tape, Campagnolo Super Record gruppo including toe clips and Alfredo
Binda straps. I cleaned it and took it for a spin today! If I could only find some Vittoria shoes and cleats!
Binda straps. I cleaned it and took it for a spin today! If I could only find some Vittoria shoes and cleats!
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09-01-19, 12:23 AM
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09-01-19, 12:32 AM
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I have to agree about the colour as it's so iconic and beautiful. This is everything the 90's was about. from the Ciussi Ti bottle cages to the Campy Record groupset, to the Ti Flite saddle, to the alloy frame and is that a titanium seatpost? It all screams the best of the 90's. So good to read it is stiff and responsive as the 90's demanded. What a great bike to own.
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09-01-19, 12:38 AM
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I still remember when the Torelli's were introduced and the intrigue as to which Italian framebuilder was behind the brand. It had everyone talking. And.....it's red, which, to me, is THE Torelli colour. It's a great bike with a top end mix of components. I bet the lovely front fork crown was a talking point way back then.
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09-01-19, 12:52 AM
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