My wife has agreed to purchase a bike w/out me knowing..Bianchi 928 C2C Ultrega
07-04-11, 04:55 PM
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07-04-11, 05:48 PM
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my wife does have very good taste.. she married me!
The pedals are KEO... I get how the shoes work..
Another nifty thing that came with the bike, a bag under the seat, with spare tube, plastic tire change tool, co2 cartridge and a nice tool with hex keys and phillips on it...
I will take a pic tonight, I had to travel for the 4th. I dont think I will get the obligatory bike in front of white garage door picture in today...
Thanks for your help. Its a sexy bike to look at it. Now to put some miles on her
The pedals are KEO... I get how the shoes work..
Another nifty thing that came with the bike, a bag under the seat, with spare tube, plastic tire change tool, co2 cartridge and a nice tool with hex keys and phillips on it...
I will take a pic tonight, I had to travel for the 4th. I dont think I will get the obligatory bike in front of white garage door picture in today...
Thanks for your help. Its a sexy bike to look at it. Now to put some miles on her
07-04-11, 06:07 PM
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07-04-11, 06:27 PM
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I've got a Specialized Langster I love. It's a SS/FG that is my go-to bike for pedal stroke work, return-to-cycling, rain, anything but uphill. Comfy, quick and easy. I wish I had a mistress with these qualities but I couldn't afford her...
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dude you sound like a newby....you just nailed one hell of a bike ......get it fit properly and buy the correct stuff, enjoy it . You now a owner of a top o the line beast, ride it like one
07-05-11, 08:51 AM
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It is Celeste, right? It's not really a Bianchi if it isn't colored Celeste.
07-05-11, 09:02 AM
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What the...?!?! 2 pages and yet still, I see no pictures! 
07-05-11, 10:52 AM
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in about 5 hours i will have pictures up... I got home at 11:45pm last nite with the bike.. I had to get up and go to work and wont be home till 5:30...
07-05-11, 05:40 PM
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Here is the obligatory bike in front of white garage door picture...
Lots of things I have notice since I have had the bike which are interesting to me..
handlebars have 3 spacers in (not sure how many its supposed to have)
tires still have a slight rubber ridge down the middle and all the little stick out pieced on the sides...
Chain grease ruins shirts..
Lots of things I have notice since I have had the bike which are interesting to me..
handlebars have 3 spacers in (not sure how many its supposed to have)
tires still have a slight rubber ridge down the middle and all the little stick out pieced on the sides...
Chain grease ruins shirts..
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07-05-11, 05:57 PM
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Here is the obligatory bike in front of white garage door picture...
Lots of things I have notice since I have had the bike which are interesting to me..
handlebars have 3 spacers in (not sure how many its supposed to have)
tires still have a slight rubber ridge down the middle and all the little stick out pieced on the sides...
Chain grease ruins shirts..
Lots of things I have notice since I have had the bike which are interesting to me..
handlebars have 3 spacers in (not sure how many its supposed to have)
tires still have a slight rubber ridge down the middle and all the little stick out pieced on the sides...
Chain grease ruins shirts..
07-05-11, 06:07 PM
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Flip It!
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Here is the obligatory bike in front of white garage door picture...
Lots of things I have notice since I have had the bike which are interesting to me..
handlebars have 3 spacers in (not sure how many its supposed to have)
tires still have a slight rubber ridge down the middle and all the little stick out pieced on the sides...
Chain grease ruins shirts..
Lots of things I have notice since I have had the bike which are interesting to me..
handlebars have 3 spacers in (not sure how many its supposed to have)
tires still have a slight rubber ridge down the middle and all the little stick out pieced on the sides...
Chain grease ruins shirts..
07-05-11, 07:22 PM
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Gorgeous!
07-05-11, 07:42 PM
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Congrats on your new Bianchi...I have the '07 928 C2C w/ 105 in a 61cm frame.
Are you sure your 928 C2C isn't 105 instead of Ultegra? Your pic shows carbon forks with alloy steerer, Aksium wheels, FSA Gossamer cranks...all items that would be on the 105 equipped bike. My Bianchi came with about the same size stem; I think that's the first thing I changed, man was that thing long!
Are you sure your 928 C2C isn't 105 instead of Ultegra? Your pic shows carbon forks with alloy steerer, Aksium wheels, FSA Gossamer cranks...all items that would be on the 105 equipped bike. My Bianchi came with about the same size stem; I think that's the first thing I changed, man was that thing long!
07-05-11, 07:47 PM
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Your handlebars look high relative to your seat for a typical road set up. Try moving some or all of the spacers above the stem clamp and/or flipping the stem and see how you like the ride. Fork steerers come long for fitting and when you find what you like you can have the fork cut and get rid of the spacers.
07-05-11, 08:07 PM
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Yes, its a 105... I sorta left that out because I feel like a wuss....The kid had it wrong, but it would have been bad form to dicker over that with my wife and his mom there...
BUT THE STEM..... Very interesting you mention that... I feel stretched out.. not enough bend in my arms for my tastes... I was just looking at stems on line, thinking a 90mm would be about right.. In fact I am searching for threads on stems to see what kind to buy.. not much info out there...
BUT THE STEM..... Very interesting you mention that... I feel stretched out.. not enough bend in my arms for my tastes... I was just looking at stems on line, thinking a 90mm would be about right.. In fact I am searching for threads on stems to see what kind to buy.. not much info out there...
07-05-11, 09:39 PM
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Nice bike. Decent build although I prefer Celeste when it comes to Bianchi. Yeah, I'd flip that stem. It makes the bike look slow. 
07-05-11, 10:00 PM
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Smart kid...tells people its a 2010 Ultegra, and turns out to be 2008 105. He'll go far in this world.
PS...nice bike! Glad it's not yet another celeste 'mint' color bike.
PS...nice bike! Glad it's not yet another celeste 'mint' color bike.
07-05-11, 10:13 PM
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The majority of new frames are run of the mill mass produced. What kind of bike do you have that has such personality?
07-05-11, 10:15 PM
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So you paid $1500 for a 4 year old 105 bike?
07-05-11, 10:25 PM
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what do you mean by a bike having personality?