[CR]Re: Bianchi ID

(Example: Framebuilders:Mario Confente)

Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2004 19:27:02 -0400
From: <Ritzmon@aol.com>
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org, tod@blastomedia.com
Subject: [CR]Re: Bianchi ID

Tod sez: snip< another question.. I picked up a bianchi the other day.. just trying to find a date.. appears to be a lower end racing bike of the 60's.. just looking for a model or date if anybody can help.. I also posted some pics.. I could not resist it.. the color and the fact that there is hardly a chip on the paint.. just the decals have somewhat came off.. it looks as though it has been hiding in somebody's basement all this time.. equiped with a 3ttt pivo looking stem.. Gnutti skewers with bianchi branded hubs with Nisi moncaleri tubular rims.. universal extra brakes and levers.. simplex front der and a campagnolo valentino rear.. nervar sport cranks... not a feather light bike but not a tank either.. had not problem toasting fellas at the park with the 5000 dollar carbon fiber rigs at the park yesterday on it :)> end snip

Wow, that's in great shape! I sold these at Bixby Knolls Bicycle Shop in Long Beach, CA in 1972. I remember the model name as "Rekord" and we sold quite a few of them. Nice rider with no-name tubing. Weighed about 24 pounds with tubulars. It was the cheapest tubular equipped bike we sold, less than the Peugeot PA-10.

Cheers, Mark Ritz Having "That 70's Show" flashbacks in Arcata, CA