My Bianchi winter 'hack'.
PostieJohn
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I appreciate a reclamation job, on a pretty derelict bike is fairly small fry to you guys, but this was my first ever build, and I'm well proud.
The 'complete' bike was on ebay, it had been wrecked, and even spray painted.
Wifey brought it for me as she felt guilty about going to Glasto and leaving me at home with the kids!.
All that's remained other than frame & forks is the wheels (which are surprisingly true) and stem.
Everything else has been cobbled together either new, Jagwire cables, tape, bottle cage.
Or from our classifieds, ebay and my shed.
The groupset is Campagnolo Veloce 10 speed.
The frame is Alloy 7000
Bianchi Carbon forks
The whole build has come in at £360, now I don't want to ride it in the winter!
The 'complete' bike was on ebay, it had been wrecked, and even spray painted.
Wifey brought it for me as she felt guilty about going to Glasto and leaving me at home with the kids!.
All that's remained other than frame & forks is the wheels (which are surprisingly true) and stem.
Everything else has been cobbled together either new, Jagwire cables, tape, bottle cage.
Or from our classifieds, ebay and my shed.
The groupset is Campagnolo Veloce 10 speed.
The frame is Alloy 7000
Bianchi Carbon forks
The whole build has come in at £360, now I don't want to ride it in the winter!
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Makes me wonder why I bought a Carrera. That is one sick looking bike mate. Good build.
You seem to have forgotten a bell and reflectors though..........The only disability in life is a poor attitude.0 -
It takes one postman to make someone elses old Bianchi beautiful again and you've done a truly good job, well done, and for that price its a bloody bargain! (i'm assuming you're a postman from your username hence why i'm trying to be smart and use part of a quote from the film The Postman, which i've never seen and don't actually know anyone that has).Road - http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=40044&t=12777154&p=16943702#p16943702
Commuter - http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=40044&t=12877017&p=17855019#p17855019
MTB - http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=10017&t=12930006&p=18407199#p184071990 -
It's very much my alter-ego.
After 4 hours of t-cutting I got the frame looking as it does, it really was in a bad way with spray paint.
I just carried on blinging, to the point now, at dusk, there's even a reflective 'glow' coming from it!.
Oh and I couldn't have done it without half of my mates tools, his encouragement and the patience of the fellas in our 'workshop' forum.0 -
Great rescue job, that's the second Liquigas to turn up on the forum this week, well done - wish Mrs would buy me a bike instead of telling me to get rid of them0
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Looks mint mate. And that is a perfectly indexed rear mech, if ever I have seen one.
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Great job John, Bar tape looking very nice. Won't miss you coming passed me on the Col de Goodwood then
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No question of needing a 3rd colour, is there!Apple15 wrote:Great job John, Bar tape looking very nice. Won't miss you coming passed me on the Col de Goodwood then0 -
Great job
look forward to hopefully many winter rides with you . 0 -
That looks superb, good work sir!!0
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love it! very....true to cycling!Dogma
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wow. that's amazing, love the colour coordination! and as if you're wife got you the starters!0
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+ 1 for the co-ordination of the colours esp the pedals. nice.0
