Help identifying vintage Bianchi frame
05-10-22, 09:49 PM
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Bianchigirll last question. When I look at the catalog there seems to be only one difference in The frame between superleggera and giro. The Superleggera says chromed fork ends, where the Giro does not. These forks seem to be chromed. What are your thoughts ?
05-11-22, 03:27 AM
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Should be Italian on this.
Im not sure about the dropouts, it could be they were both chromed and it’s only mentioned in the Superleggera
Im not sure about the dropouts, it could be they were both chromed and it’s only mentioned in the Superleggera
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05-11-22, 07:02 AM
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The 2 Reparto Corse Columbus frames I had were English, but maybe that was because they were sourced from Bianchi USA. Would help to measure it.
05-11-22, 05:51 PM
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Thank you. A guy on another forum gas an 89 Giro and confirmed his arent chromed. He also indicated in 88 the Bianchi logo above seat stays is panto but on 89 a sticker. I have a sticker so now I'm pretty sure it's an 89 Superleggera. Thank you for all your help, I really appreciate it.
05-16-22, 05:44 AM
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Based on the serial number, the frame was manufactured late enough in 1989 that it should be a 1990 model. I know that BG has always considered the 1990 Mondiale, Super Leggera and Giro to be leftover 1989 models but here's our first piece of evidence to indicate that they may actually be 1990 models. The frames all appear to be identical for all three models, so the difference comes down to components. Given the component mismatch, there's a fair probability that it started out as a Mondiale, which was offered as a frameset.
