Page Turner Posted January 4, 2019 Share #1 Posted January 4, 2019 ...Giro, from about 1987 or thereabouts. Was close to the top of the line whenever it was made and sold. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Page Turner Posted January 4, 2019 Author Share #2 Posted January 4, 2019 ...the Randonneur. Was marketed as a "touring" Bianchi, but is more like a sport tourer. Has room for fenders, and was manufactured in japan from Ishiwata steel tubing. Ishiwata tubing is underrated IMO. This one was a little doggy with the original wheels, but is considerably improved with more modern rims and lighter high pressure tyres. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Page Turner Posted January 4, 2019 Author Share #3 Posted January 4, 2019 ...Rekord 845. In the year it was sold, it was not at the top of the lineup, but with the Italian made frame and the Shimano 105 indexed shifting, this is a hot setup. Long and lean, it is designed a lot like the earlier Giro. Not quite as exclusive, but newer. The pantographing is obviously not as nice as the Giro. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Page Turner Posted January 4, 2019 Author Share #4 Posted January 4, 2019 ...the Bianchi Pista, made infamous by the Bikesnob's Pistadex as a measure of the current economy. Shiny, lightweight POS from Taiwan, welded together out of some kind of oversized tubing. This one has considerably upgraded wheels, and will go fast if you really push it. But at heart, it's still a hipster single speed with a flip flop hub. It's embarrassing in that way, but everyone needs at least one single speed, with or without a flip flop hub. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Page Turner Posted January 4, 2019 Author Share #5 Posted January 4, 2019 ...a Nuovo Allero. Kind of mid to upper mid range when sold. It has three main tubes of Columbus, and mysterious (possibly straight gauge) stays. A fine riding bicycle, in the proprietary celeste colorway. I could (and have) ride this bike all day long. The Shimano rear derailleur was put on there by a previous owner to get it to index. I bought it from a girl who had some health issue that precluded riding it any more (inner ear/balance issues). I think her ex-boyfriend did the upgrades for her. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Page Turner Posted January 4, 2019 Author Share #6 Posted January 4, 2019 ...this Professional was at the top of their offerings in the year it was sold. They went back and forth a few years making the Professional in Italy, then Japan, then Italy again. This one is Japanese made, and is one fine machine. These are underappreciated, because they don't index, and because there's some unreasoning prejudice about how much a bike that came from Japan and is not from a boutique frame builder ought to cost. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Page Turner Posted January 4, 2019 Author Share #7 Posted January 4, 2019 ...A Sport SX. NOthing special, and probably at the low end of the Bianchi totem pole. Nonetheless a solid ride. Japan or maybe Taiwanese frame. Good geometry and solid, if unremarkable component choices. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ChrisL Posted January 4, 2019 Share #9 Posted January 4, 2019 Cool post, thanks for sharing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rattlecan ★ Posted January 7, 2019 Share #10 Posted January 7, 2019 On 1/3/2019 at 9:52 PM, Page Turner said: Some mighty fine machines there. I'd be proud to own any one of them. They look a little big for me though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted January 7, 2019 Share #11 Posted January 7, 2019 On 1/3/2019 at 9:52 PM, Page Turner said: Any of those come in plastic draped in Di2? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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