Originally Posted by
SvenMN
..The Specialissima, X3, or Specialissima X3 lead is encouraging. However I am seeing some discrepancies in the decals. Most notably the Bianchi double stripe is all dark blue, while every Specialissima I see out there has a dark blue/gold double stripe. The "Made in Italy" decal is similar but different. Finally, the Columbus SLX decal on my frame is not the Bianchi branded version.
The difference in the logo decal could indicate a different model year or a different market. There was lots of variation in the decals. If you look at catalogues you will see variation even within the same model year and market. As for the SLX decal, if you look closely at the catalogue pic, you will see that it is not the Bianchi version, as it only has the wide border at the bottom.
I assume the 47 is the size for matching the fork to the frame.