Mid 80s Bianchi. What's it worth?
07-14-21, 11:38 AM
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Mid 80s Bianchi. What's it worth?
I've got a mid 80s Bianchi road bike that I am trying to figure out a value for. Not sure of the exact year or model but it definitely dates to then.
As far as I can tell it has all original components and paint/stickers. Some small scratches and damage to the paint in some places. Celeste color and 56cm size. 12 speed.
Some specs:
Modolo sporting brakes.
Campagnolo Nuovo Gran sport derailleurs and shifters
3ttt handlebar
Continental tires
I wish I could post pics but I dont have the required number of posts to upload any.
Thanks for looking!
As far as I can tell it has all original components and paint/stickers. Some small scratches and damage to the paint in some places. Celeste color and 56cm size. 12 speed.
Some specs:
Modolo sporting brakes.
Campagnolo Nuovo Gran sport derailleurs and shifters
3ttt handlebar
Continental tires
I wish I could post pics but I dont have the required number of posts to upload any.
Thanks for looking!
07-14-21, 12:42 PM
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Tell us more about the bike (in 5 posts per day over 2 days to get to the point where you can post pictures). Is there a model name on the frame? What about tubing stickers? Celeste Bianchi's almost always sell for more than the same model in other colors. Where (roughly) are you?
07-14-21, 01:11 PM
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Im in California so should be a pretty large market but I havent had any bites on craigslist/FB marketplace.
I know there are a few numbers stamped into the frame by the seat. (3N on one side, 3303 on the other) Was thinking this might mean its from 83?
Other than that the stickers dont tell much (Bianchi on the frame) small sticker (piaggio)
I know there are a few numbers stamped into the frame by the seat. (3N on one side, 3303 on the other) Was thinking this might mean its from 83?
Other than that the stickers dont tell much (Bianchi on the frame) small sticker (piaggio)
07-14-21, 01:42 PM
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You may be able to post them to your gallery. Sometimes peopleare able to do that before their 10th post, and then other people can link it for them.
07-14-21, 02:41 PM
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I just sold a 1983 Nuovo Alloro for $400. I was in excellent condition without hardly a blemish in the paint. I live in a relatively small market and so I couldn't sell it for as much as if I were in a larger city.
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Im in California so should be a pretty large market but I havent had any bites on craigslist/FB marketplace.
I know there are a few numbers stamped into the frame by the seat. (3N on one side, 3303 on the other) Was thinking this might mean its from 83?
Other than that the stickers dont tell much (Bianchi on the frame) small sticker (piaggio)
I know there are a few numbers stamped into the frame by the seat. (3N on one side, 3303 on the other) Was thinking this might mean its from 83?
Other than that the stickers dont tell much (Bianchi on the frame) small sticker (piaggio)
07-14-21, 04:38 PM
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But with that Bianchi branded crank, the Gran Sport rear derailleur, and the overall longer wheelbase of the frame, it's closely related to an early 80's Super Turismo.
Look here, and at some of the other 80's catalogs on Bulgier's site. The links are in this thread on catalogs.
Personally, all that celeste stuff looks alike to me.
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Hi, I am no expert but just someone like you looking around for a nice steel bike, so take my estimation with some grain of salt. Your bike look like an early to mid 80s entry road bike of Bianchi, maybe a Nuovo Alloro or Nuovo Racing from 83/84?
Did you end up buying the bike?
Did you end up buying the bike?
07-19-21, 06:52 PM
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It's got remnant's of a Piaggio decal, so it's no newer than 1984. Serial number will be carried on both sides of the seat lug and tell us the year. Dropout eyelets suggest a lower mid-range while the combination of Nuovo Gran Sport derailleurs and Sporting brakes suggest a circa 1984 Bianchi Alloro, in which case it is an Aelle R tubeset. You can ask for $400 but I wouldn't pay anywhere near that amount.
