any information on this mountain bike would be helpful to me. Thank you very much.
sarmstrong1961 on
I know that it’s a beautiful bike. A lot of the 80’s Bianchis had Reynolds tubes. Tough to say without any badging.
KingBullshitter on
Grizzly. Guessing by the seat stays probably an early one (mid 80s). Check out the rear brake. ls that Deore gruppo and hubs? Cool bike.
l’m figuring the title is just a typo. l bought a bike from a guy who mentioned he also had a “Banshee” for sale. l thought he meant a four-wheeler ATV. He showed me a picture of a Bianchi road bike
Wants-NotNeeds on
IIRC, those are from the late 80’s early 90’s and called the “Grizzly.” Lugged steel was common when MTBs were first manufactured, but were soon replaced by cheaper to produce TIG welded frames. The classic look and steel tubing are unique to the era, and a desireable asthetic. The bike was relatively heavy and not the best handling geometry for the time, but it could make a fun city bike, touring bike, or commuter. That triple crank (3×7 drive) takes skillful mastery to manipulate across speed differentials. You’ll be double-shifting continuously if you are riding in a hilly environment. Those top mount shifters could be friction shifts, and not even indexed, adding to the effort and skill needed to work it. The long chain stays made it hard to climb rough trails due to traction loss, but they helped by providing some comfort over rough terrain and stability at speeds. The chain stay mounted center-pull brake was problematic and hard to keep adjusted- good luck with that! Looks like it’s all original parts, so with some refurbishing it could ride like new! Nice find.
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Serial number DS763769
any information on this mountain bike would be helpful to me. Thank you very much.
I know that it’s a beautiful bike. A lot of the 80’s Bianchis had Reynolds tubes. Tough to say without any badging.
Grizzly. Guessing by the seat stays probably an early one (mid 80s). Check out the rear brake. ls that Deore gruppo and hubs? Cool bike.
l’m figuring the title is just a typo. l bought a bike from a guy who mentioned he also had a “Banshee” for sale. l thought he meant a four-wheeler ATV. He showed me a picture of a Bianchi road bike
IIRC, those are from the late 80’s early 90’s and called the “Grizzly.” Lugged steel was common when MTBs were first manufactured, but were soon replaced by cheaper to produce TIG welded frames. The classic look and steel tubing are unique to the era, and a desireable asthetic. The bike was relatively heavy and not the best handling geometry for the time, but it could make a fun city bike, touring bike, or commuter. That triple crank (3×7 drive) takes skillful mastery to manipulate across speed differentials. You’ll be double-shifting continuously if you are riding in a hilly environment. Those top mount shifters could be friction shifts, and not even indexed, adding to the effort and skill needed to work it. The long chain stays made it hard to climb rough trails due to traction loss, but they helped by providing some comfort over rough terrain and stability at speeds. The chain stay mounted center-pull brake was problematic and hard to keep adjusted- good luck with that! Looks like it’s all original parts, so with some refurbishing it could ride like new! Nice find.