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07-11-20, 05:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Piff

I also thought the paint looked awfully thick around the bottom bracket lugs. Powder coat?

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Originally Posted by jet sanchEz

There is one in Denver that looks pretty much identical

https://denver.craigslist.org/bik/d/...138847824.html

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Originally Posted by Piff

For real? Or a repaint? The bottom bracket interior does look minty.

Bianchi Specialissima new old stock - $2000

https://orangecounty.craigslist.org/...157213784.html

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Originally Posted by mackgoo

I would question those decals.

I agree something looks fishy with the quality of the paint and color and placement of the decals. It isn't a Specialissma, I don't think Bianchi used that name or term during the '90s at all. I don't see a pic of this color decal on a Celeste TSX frame but that doesn't mean it didn't happen. It is weird that boths bikes have it but then one the bike in Colorado the placement looks odd. (Remeber when the colored text colors were much bolder?)

I think a bigger issue might be how do you prove it really is SuperSet SX and not SBX?

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Originally Posted by Unca_Sam

Decal placement is different. Suspect bicycle has the decal much closer to the braze-ons, rather than centered between the braze-ons and BB.

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