Bianchigirll 

I've mentioned this in a few post and I think I am almost done, at least with the Bianchi part...for now. I have scanned and uploaded to facebook all my US market and Bianchi USA catalogs from 1980 or maybe 1981, not sure the exact year on this one, to 1998. There are also some other misc. Bianchi catalogs and brochures. There is also lots of late '80s Campagnolo stuff and information about other brands. There is even more to come.

I have a '99 Catalog but I am not sure how scan it. Unlike most other catalogs it is bound not just folded and stapled, plus it's smaller size 8x6.5 will make it awkward to scan. The '96 Reparto Carse brochure is just too big for my scanner, as is the poster for 2001. These are all scanned in at 600dpi and look pretty clear to me. Unlike some sites these catalogs don't just have a few top models, they are complete catalogs from front cover to rear page.

** I changed the link and this should take you right to my photo albums. https://www.facebook.com/trina.brady.71/photos_albums

1983


No Year Specified

ThermionicScott 

THANK YOU BIANCHIGIRLL!

(Cool choice of FB avatar, too. )

icemilkcoffee 

That is awesome! These should be put on Velobase where more people can access them

John Nolan 

Great stuff!

Maohaus

Yes, I agree about velobase! What a great collection, although I don't know what years I am looking at as they are all in one big file (plus I generally hate supporting Fakebook!).

Bianchigirll 

There may be an issue with velobase as I scanned all these in a jpegs and not pdf. Try this link it should show the individual albums. https://www.facebook.com/trina.brady.71/photos_albums

Maohaus

That works great! thank you. Mark

Bianchigirll 

We got sent home early because of the weather so I've been hard at work scanning and up loading again.

1999 Bianchi USA


1994 Clement


Regina Extra 1992


Colnago 1989


1992 Campagnolo Road Range as well as Off Road and Rims/wheels


1995 Campagnolo Product Range


And a few other things. I have to look as see what I have for early to mid '90s parts catalogs. I think they are just too big to scan but we'll see. I have other misc information like Uni Disc, I think I sell have some old Mavic and other odds and ends

Bianchigirll 

OH yeah look at this , typed and mimeographed Ergo instructions

Maohaus

Wow, thank you for uploading so much great information. I have been pouring over the Bianchi catalogs you uploaded to get a clearer idea of which Bianchi I have - It was gifted to me a few years ago and is in the queue for restoration this winter. I would appreciate any clues you can give to me regarding the model and year. It is full Columbus / Shimano tricolor 600 / Made in Italy. I am thinking mid to late 80's perhaps a "Limited"? Here are some photos

Bianchigirll 

you’re welcome. SBX frames date to around ‘92-93ish. They came as complete bikes and frame/fork

It might be this but with different rims

Maohaus

Thank you Trina (aka BianchiGirl). I have followed your lead and believe this bike is likely a 1993 Reparto Corse SBX . It is very similar to the Ultegra STI but I suspect that this was a custom build using the Shimano 600 TriColor.. This looks a bit rough because of being stored for so many years, but this bike should restore beautifully when cleaned and polished.

I was so blessed to get this bike as I always dreamed of owning a Celeste Bianchi. Thanks again for your contributions to the classic and vintage bike world and for your help to my questions specifically!

Bianchigirll 

Ultegra and Tricolor are the same thing

Maohaus

Ahhhh, right you are, yet again! This bike is indeed a 1993 Reparto Corse SBX Ultegra STI. The previous owner swapped out the sew-ups for Araya clinchers but otherwise it is stock. Thanks again for your help.

Wildwood 

Not a FaceBooker,
But I have been wondering the year (mid-80s?) and model of frames made with 'Formula One’ tubing. And the tubes defined as Formula One.

here is a post by @verktyg from '16 that gives a bit of info.
Bike Forums - View Single Post - Bianchi Special by Columbus

John E

Thank you! Mine, built in December 1981, is an exact match for, component-for-component, of the 1982 Campione d'Italia, except for the metallic charcoal ("Ralph Lauren brown") frame color, which looks very much like the Nuovo Racing specimen pictured. I wonder if the two models have the same TreTubi frameset. (Can anyone tell me the difference between Falck and Aelle forks and stays?)

Mystery Bianchi. December 1981 date code. OEM components matched 1982 Campione d'Italia exactly, but frame color matches Nuovo Racing photo, but not color listing, in 1982 catalog. Whatever it is, it is a delight to ride.

Bianchigirll 

The Formula I tubeset was only used on the ‘86 Vittoria, wif Campi Victory, and the Trofeo with the typical mix

Wildwood 

Thank you @Bianchigirll.

I wonder why the tube composition on Bianchi's 'Superset' and 'Formula' framesets are not more widely known?

repechage

thanks! for posting that here complete. Another FB avoider I am.

squirtdad

fun to get a snow day as an adult as much as any of us are adults

verktyg 

John, The big 5 European makers - Peugeot, Motobecane, Gitane, Raleigh and Bianchi produced a lot of slightly different models during the 1980s. Many were similar but equipped for specific markets like France, The UK, The US, The Netherlands, Germany, the East Block and so on. Some were same named models but were completely different bikes!

In 1981 Bianchi started marketing a bike that they'd made for the Belgian National Amateur Team. They came with a hodgepodge of Campagnolo components. It was called it the Campione Del Mondo.

They sold this model unchanged from 1981 to 1983 and they were available in both Celeste and black. Probably the last models with red decals.

The Campione Del Mondo came with Campy Gran Sport cranks with cut away large chain rings some of which were pantographed with a "B", Gran Sport headsets, brake calipers, and pedals, small flange Nuovo Tipo hubs with Nuovo Record QRs, fluted and pantographed Record seatposts, Nuovo Record derailleurs and levers plus Super Record brake levers. Also a pantographed 3TTT stem. As I mentioned, a hodgepodge!

1981 Campione Del Mondo Catalog page - Note: A UK Website lists this as a 1982 Catalog. New catalogs came out in the fall of the previous year so this may have been published in 1981 for the 1982 model year???



1983 model year Campione Del Mondo again in Celeste or black.



Back in 2008 I picked up this 1981 Campione Del Mondo. It's an amazing riding bike, in my top 10 favorites.



After a number of years of trying to find out what tubing the "Tretubi" used in that bike was made of I finally found the information below in the 1982-3 ??? catalog spec sheet.







The main tubes are most likely Columbus SL on the 59cm and smaller frames with SP in the larger sizes. The forks and stays are Columbus Aelle.



Complete specs from the 1982 catalog. (copied from velo-pages.com)



The Campione D'Italia was almost the same bike with a Tretubi frame except with less expensive Modolo brakes plus Ofmega cranks and hubs instead of Campy. They came in Celeste or white.

Here's the 1982 catalog page showing the Nuovo Racing model:





The Nuovo Racing was a less fancy model with some lower priced components. The Tretubi frame had Falck forks and stays. I'd read that the main tubes may have been Columbus Cromor butted tubing rather than SL or SP but that tubing didn't come out until later???

Falck tubing wasn't too shabby! It was used for years and some top name bikes. Legnano and Frejus used Falck interchangeably with Reynolds 531.

The info contained in the website below has been researched and is as good an any thing you'll find about bikes on the internet. It contains a number of early 80's Bianchi catalogs:

https://bulgier.net/pics/bike/Catalogs/

BTW, I posted this back in 2016: https://www.bikeforums.net/19163624-post6.html

@Bianchigirll's post above above about Bianchi Formula 1 only being used for a short time on 2 models is an interesting observation.

Hope this helps....

verktyg

Bianchigirll 

Bump Bump Bump

Bianchigirll 

I've be fighting the scanner again my frozen cycling friends. Check out these goodies

Somehow I happen to a 1996 LOOK catalog.



DeRosa '89 and another little pamphlet of unknown year.



'86 Bertoni plus pics of my Bertonis tagged along



1990 Gary Fisher (pre Trek)


Gois I don't know the year but everything seems to have Oria tubing




Todson 1995, the then current Colnago importer


Mercian unknown year.. They offer a 62cm Mixtie!!!

Bianchigirll 

Bumpity bump.

Bianchigirll 

Good Morning. I was just think how glad I am I tried to scan all my catalogs and uploaded them to facebook, and I’m not done yet.

there is some great stuff there and you troglodytes should get your grand kids to show you how to get there. they are in my albums at Trina Brady.




1985 Bianchi USA specs.



Nuovo Victory



Athena



Self explanatory but the whole catalog is there


The bicycle museum in Ohio



Look I think ‘93








Lonely desert bike. I was there for almost two weeks and thought I might bring her home.


Qatar 2010. I forget why we went there but we were to be on the ground the typical 18-20 hours but the jet broke. Something to do with the rudder feel/ feed back. The Crew Chief’s attempt at repair was to shut the power from the APU off for about 5 seconds and it didn’t reset. I suggested shutting down the APU for 5 minutes to reset everything but they knew better. A little over two weeks later when the specialist showed with the part, and knowledge, he fired up the APU and everything worked fine. It of course broke when we stopped at NAS Rota in Spain. Had the Crew Chief listened to mewe could have spent two weeks in Spain instead of of a desert compound.