How do you like it? I’ve wanted one of these since I started riding and have a chance to buy one in great condo at a fair price. Anything I should know before I buy?
by Chumpawumpis
How do you like it? I’ve wanted one of these since I started riding and have a chance to buy one in great condo at a fair price. Anything I should know before I buy?
by Chumpawumpis
11 Comments
Steel is real. Bike is good. No regrets.
It’s a solid bike, I had 2001 Bianchi Pista as a beater with janky components to commute to school and regret selling it.
Versatile frameset. Personally love the geo and damn near bombproof steel. My only gripe is the 1” headtube which limits fork/stem options but you can always run a shim for 1 1/8” stems. Also somewhat limited tire clearance. 28mm max
allgood, using it since 09.
havent tried hollowtech crank though.
Love mine, like folks said the steel is real, got a massive dent in the top tube from a theft attempt and literally didn’t notice for a week, been riding with said dent over a year. I do recommend getting a new fork, I replaced the unicrown and my ride felt soooo much smoother. Also looks better imo.
https://preview.redd.it/i9uyassq24kd1.png?width=3168&format=png&auto=webp&s=013fd1891d81c6e2572e442e87e8bc460202e9ea
I’ve had one since ‘16 it’s been a great ride. Some of the sizes of the components are kind of annoying like the 1’inch steering tube but not a big deal.
I love mine.
I even made a sub for them;
r/teamchromepista
My only fixed frame for the last 12 years.. love it
My main beef with the Pista is the ugly fork, wished they had a nice lugged one.
Yes indeed, steel is real! Fantastic looking machina
They rule, if it’s priced within reason buy one