It was a blast. Had never done anything on real trails before, always just commuted and done a little gentle off roading on gravel. Definitely could have used some bigger tires lol but I got this bike from marketplace for a good deal a week ago and wanted to break it in. Still not sure what I want to do with this bad boy, open to suggestions/ideas!
(Don’t worry guys I still have a 87 schwinn mirada that I’m putting bigass tires on and just found klunker style handlebars for in my LBS $5 bin)
by roses4lunch
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Damn that thing is sweet
This is exactly how I got started mountain biking: One day I was coming down the canyon road on my Bianchi Volpe and I decided to take the trail that paralleled the road.
I have a 2014 Volpe it came full road components, dropbar and all, and I have to say that little piece of steel keeps making me happy every time I take it to a trail 😁
she is so sexy
r/cyclocross
The Volpe is one of the OG do anything frames from the 80s. The fact that Bianchi kept it going for so long through this and that trend is a vote of confidence that they’ve got some sensible people working there.
Check it out:
https://www.bikeforums.net/classic-vintage/1222336-road-test-bike-review-1986-bianchi-volpe.html