My new Bianchi Infinito
07-31-11, 12:25 AM
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My new Bianchi Infinito
Well, after weeks of waiting for the container to arrive, my LBS (thanks go out to Ian-wrench/sales, Keith-owner and Jean Paul-sales @ Nonstop Ciclismo) finally called me to let me know that my Bianchi Infinito was fnally "home." They could not find a 2011 model on my size, so instead they found me a 2012 model (for the same agreed-upon price as the 2011 model).
I have just returned from the movies and dinner, so this is just a quickie photo. MOre photos, and a ride report will soon follow. So, without further ado here is the latest addition to the stable.
The Celeste Princess...
She now joins the other steeds in the stable:
La bella Italiana...
The Ti beauty
The Cannondale alu mountain goat...
I have just returned from the movies and dinner, so this is just a quickie photo. MOre photos, and a ride report will soon follow. So, without further ado here is the latest addition to the stable.
The Celeste Princess...
She now joins the other steeds in the stable:
La bella Italiana...
The Ti beauty
The Cannondale alu mountain goat...
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07-31-11, 12:36 AM
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I like how the staging gets better by the time you get to the beeyonkee. Engineering is a process.
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07-31-11, 02:03 AM
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That's really nice. I'm going to test a 2011 Infinito tomorrow. Didn't know that 2012s were coming out yet. I might need to wait on the 2012. although this 2011 looks great, it's a black bike and I want Celeste.
07-31-11, 07:17 AM
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Very nice!! My wife is looking at the same bike! That looks like an XS? What's the groupset? May I ask how $ you paid for it or can you PM me?
07-31-11, 07:23 AM
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Here is the 2011 model...
Compared to mine. Most of the differences are in the color of the seat tube and the black "character line" running from the front fork, to the top tube and down the seat stay. I think they tried to make the 2012 colors look more like the Oltre.
07-31-11, 07:29 AM
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Cierto!
But, in defense of the seconda Italiana, it was a quick photo shoot and side shots do not do justice to the beautifully shaped seat tube and the equally beautifully shaped (and slender) chain and seat stays. I had looked at the Pinarello FP Quattro and though it is a great bike, I did not like the shape of the fat chain tubes on the FP (the fork and seat stays in the FP are awesome looking though).
Grazie.
But, in defense of the seconda Italiana, it was a quick photo shoot and side shots do not do justice to the beautifully shaped seat tube and the equally beautifully shaped (and slender) chain and seat stays. I had looked at the Pinarello FP Quattro and though it is a great bike, I did not like the shape of the fat chain tubes on the FP (the fork and seat stays in the FP are awesome looking though).
Grazie.
07-31-11, 07:36 AM
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).I had them change the saddle to a Selle Italia saddle and the tires to Michelin Pro3 Race (in Celeste green of course).
I have a Selle Italia on my other bikes and I run Michelin Pro3 so I wanted to go with something that I am already familiar with.
07-31-11, 07:49 AM
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It is a size 53 cm (I am a short guy ).
I had them change the saddle to a Selle Italia saddle and the tires to Michelin Pro3 Race (in Celeste green of course).
I have a Selle Italia on my other bikes and I run Michelin Pro3 so I wanted to go with something that I am already familiar with.
).I had them change the saddle to a Selle Italia saddle and the tires to Michelin Pro3 Race (in Celeste green of course).
I have a Selle Italia on my other bikes and I run Michelin Pro3 so I wanted to go with something that I am already familiar with.
07-31-11, 09:08 AM
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Gorgeous!
07-31-11, 10:32 AM
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I was saving up for the 2011 Infinito myself. But the pricing with Ultegra was pretty steep in my area. Something like $4000. I ran into a deal for a 2010 bike that was NOS at a dealer on vacation and bought that instead because of the price savings (it's a Felt Z4 and cost $1,800 less than the Infinito). I got the all carbon frame and the Ultegra group but not those great Bianchi looks. Congrats on a great looking bike. Enjoy!
PS. I too like the 2011 paint scheme better than the 2012. They should have left well enough alone.
PS. I too like the 2011 paint scheme better than the 2012. They should have left well enough alone.
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Very nice.
I gotta ask; when taking out the seat tube water bottle, is there enough clearance or does it occasionally graze the top tube. I'd hate to see this beauty rubbed improperly.
I gotta ask; when taking out the seat tube water bottle, is there enough clearance or does it occasionally graze the top tube. I'd hate to see this beauty rubbed improperly.
07-31-11, 12:14 PM
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Bellisimo!
07-31-11, 03:31 PM
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Today I took her for an easy 65 mile ride - some headwinds and a few mild hills.
I think I need to raise the stem a tad higher. Once it is done, the extra tube will be cut off.
(Sounds kinda nasty!)
07-31-11, 03:32 PM
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Cierto! But the Bianchi gods wouldn't have it any other way!
From Wikepedia:
Bianchi bicycles are traditionally painted celeste (pronounced che-les-te in Italian, Se-lest in English), a turquoise also known as Tiffany blue, although there are other colours. Myths say celeste is the colour of the Milan sky, the eye colour of a former queen (Tiffany) of Italy for whom Edoardo Bianchi made a bicycle (the crowned eagle of the company logo is an adaptation of the former royal crest) and that it was a mixture of surplus military paint.
From Wikepedia:
Bianchi bicycles are traditionally painted celeste (pronounced che-les-te in Italian, Se-lest in English), a turquoise also known as Tiffany blue, although there are other colours. Myths say celeste is the colour of the Milan sky, the eye colour of a former queen (Tiffany) of Italy for whom Edoardo Bianchi made a bicycle (the crowned eagle of the company logo is an adaptation of the former royal crest) and that it was a mixture of surplus military paint.
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07-31-11, 03:35 PM
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That's a major drawback of compact frames, the downward slope of the top tube. My Bottecchia is the same size (53 cm) and there is plenty of room for the front and rear bottles.
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