Hi, I just bought this vintage Bianchi bike off Facebook marketplace.
I got a pretty good deal on it but unsure if this is real.
And what year could it be?
I’d love to hear what you think!
by Flat-Celery-5662
Hi, I just bought this vintage Bianchi bike off Facebook marketplace.
I got a pretty good deal on it but unsure if this is real.
And what year could it be?
I’d love to hear what you think!
by Flat-Celery-5662
8 Comments
It’s a lower level model. No reason to fake it.
“Who would pretend to be that, which weren’t?”
Sean Connery in The Untouchables
Idk why you would think it’s fake??
Does it indicate the tuning?
Guessing this is a mid-80’s model based on color and graphics.
First thing I would do is check the bottom bracket for wear. Most of these were non-sealed bearing and if you can replace the bearings before they wear out the cup, it’s still one of the smoothest bottom brackets you can find.
It’s a low end Bianchi, because it would be pointless to counterfeit a low end bike as another low end bike.
The interesting part is the Piaggio decal. Some of them were made in Japan with Ishiwata tubing, tho’ I doubt it’s one of those (no panto on fork, no numbers under the BB, lugs are low end, etc).
It is, but I’m betting you could have bought a much nicer bike without paying for the Bianchi name tax. This is a bottom middle range bike at best.
What is the tubing?