bianchi oltre xr Updated

noodleman
noodleman Posts: 852
edited November 2015 in Your road bikes
20140413_115616_zpsfwfb2vut.jpgThis is my new (to me) oltre. Always wanted one since I bought an infinito. Lovely bike to ride and Suprisingly comfortable. Hope you like it.
2013 bianchi oltre xr.
Sram red
Zipp service course sl bars and stem
Reynolds assault wheels
Selle italia slr flow 125g carbon rail saddle
Schwalbe ultremo zx evo tires.
argon 18 e116 2013 Vision Metron 80
Bianchi Oltre XR Sram Red E-tap, Fulcrum racing speed xlr
De Rosa SK pininfarina disc
S Works Tarmac e-tap 2017
Rose pro sl disc
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  • arran77
    arran77 Posts: 9,260
    Great looking bike, I much prefer this to the celeste Bianchi paint jobs.
    "Arran, you are like the Tony Benn of smut. You have never diluted your depravity and always stand by your beliefs. You have my respect sir and your wife my pity" :lol:

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  • DKay
    DKay Posts: 1,652
    Stunning bike. Deserves more pics.
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  • not-another-hillǃ
    not-another-hillǃ Posts: 1,310
    Oh yes, oh yes, oh yes....

    Oh wait.....oh no, oh no, oh no.....where's the Campagnolo gone? :roll:
  • noodleman
    noodleman Posts: 852
    :D To be honest I fully expected to get the bike home and put campagnolo on it but I have to say, having never used sram red before and expecting to dislike it, ive been amazed at how well it works and it seems to match the colour scheme pretty well. I'll keep it like it is until I can't take any more 'it's not celeste' and 'it's not got campag' comments. Probably wont be long then! :D
    argon 18 e116 2013 Vision Metron 80
    Bianchi Oltre XR Sram Red E-tap, Fulcrum racing speed xlr
    De Rosa SK pininfarina disc
    S Works Tarmac e-tap 2017
    Rose pro sl disc
  • mekong_velo
    mekong_velo Posts: 102
    Lovely looking steed, congratulations. Any idea of the final weight ?




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  • Stevo_666
    Stevo_666 Posts: 61,809
    Lovely bike, my boss has one of these and I am a tad jealous. And nothing wrong with putting SRAM Red on a top end bike, even if it is Italian (flame suit on).

    I really like the matt black paint jobs on the Oltres - very 'Stealth Bomber', not so sure about the turquoise efforts (is that celeste?)
    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
  • noodleman
    noodleman Posts: 852
    Final weight is 6.6kg. Think I could get it lower with carbon bars and stem, but I'm pretty happy with the zipp set up. Thanks for the nice comments guys.
    argon 18 e116 2013 Vision Metron 80
    Bianchi Oltre XR Sram Red E-tap, Fulcrum racing speed xlr
    De Rosa SK pininfarina disc
    S Works Tarmac e-tap 2017
    Rose pro sl disc
  • DiscoBoy
    DiscoBoy Posts: 905
    Not-another-hill! wrote:
    Oh yes, oh yes, oh yes....

    Oh wait.....oh no, oh no, oh no.....where's the Campagnolo gone? :roll:

    Not having celeste is the biggest crime by far.

    I think that having SRAM on a bianchi is a lot worse than having shimano, though.

    Anyway, that sort of thing is all nonsense really, provided that one is happy with one's bike... Which the OP shouldn't be, because it is all wrong wrong wrong! :lol:
    Red bikes are the fastest.
  • upperoilcan
    upperoilcan Posts: 1,180
    My my,I'm liking that.

    I had the red/black/white combo on my old Bianchi.
    Cervelo S5 Ultegra Di2.
  • bianchimoon
    bianchimoon Posts: 3,942
    superb looking bike, although my bianchi is celeste personally prefer the red/black look
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  • focuz
    focuz Posts: 150
    Love it. But those pedals...
  • sloppyschleckonds
    sloppyschleckonds Posts: 8,019
    Nice with the sram red, never fancied a Bianchi but that looks really really good.
    I'm sorry you don't believe in miracles
  • rokt
    rokt Posts: 493
    Not a big fan of Campagnolo and I don't much like the celeste colour....but your bike I do like very much.
  • trixy372
    trixy372 Posts: 105
    Fine looking bike chap!!
  • slam that stem
    slam that stem Posts: 104
    Are those crank bros pedals? Are you Freddy Rodriguez or something?
    The titifers have sung their song.

    Now it's time for sleep.
  • noodleman
    noodleman Posts: 852
    Please forgive the pedals. I had a pair of sidi dragons for the mtb and didn't want to not use such an expensive pair of shoes. To be honest, I find they work really well.
    argon 18 e116 2013 Vision Metron 80
    Bianchi Oltre XR Sram Red E-tap, Fulcrum racing speed xlr
    De Rosa SK pininfarina disc
    S Works Tarmac e-tap 2017
    Rose pro sl disc
  • RideOnTime
    RideOnTime Posts: 4,712
    Superb...
  • fakeConcern
    fakeConcern Posts: 10
    Looks lovely, jealous of that!
  • Miles253
    Miles253 Posts: 535
    Really gorgeous bike, prefer it over the celeste actually
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  • mallorcajeff
    mallorcajeff Posts: 1,489
    Stunning. I like celeste but its a nice change to see something different. At 6.6 must be a great ride. Ive got dura ace di2 and sram red. Apart from the sram being noisy its got a great feel to it. Think you got a cracker there.
  • TMR
    TMR Posts: 3,986
    A beautiful bike, well done!

    I do like the new Infinito CV as well. Bianchi do make some stunning frames.
  • s2krj
    s2krj Posts: 12
    Looks stunning .... glad you are enjoying it :D
  • Ben6899
    Ben6899 Posts: 9,686
    Bloody hell, this is amazing.
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  • noodleman
    noodleman Posts: 852
    Cheers Richard. I love it. I've since put some FSA k wing bars on it. The red and white matches the bike perfectly. I'll put another photo up later.
    argon 18 e116 2013 Vision Metron 80
    Bianchi Oltre XR Sram Red E-tap, Fulcrum racing speed xlr
    De Rosa SK pininfarina disc
    S Works Tarmac e-tap 2017
    Rose pro sl disc
  • noodleman
    noodleman Posts: 852
    Here's a few photos. 20140429_173530_zpsafnshtyu.jpg /media20140429_173609_zpsqr3izdlr.jpg 20140429_173755_RichtoneHDR_zpsgtesvjba.jpg 20140429_173916_RichtoneHDR_zpstcjb7ffd.jpg
    argon 18 e116 2013 Vision Metron 80
    Bianchi Oltre XR Sram Red E-tap, Fulcrum racing speed xlr
    De Rosa SK pininfarina disc
    S Works Tarmac e-tap 2017
    Rose pro sl disc
  • t4tomo
    t4tomo Posts: 2,643
    Very nice, my (far cheaper) bianchi is red, with black carbon forks and rear stays, but have celeste saddle, bar tape and bottles & cages which I think goes quite well, and it came with Ultegra. I reckon more are specked non Campag than with Campag these days. All Bianchis have a bit of celeste somewhere in the paint work.
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    Bianchi Via Nirone 7 Ultegra
    Brompton S Type
    Carrera Vengeance Ultimate Ltd
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    Front half of a Viking Saratoga Tandem
  • Dom.C
    Dom.C Posts: 18
    Very Nice mate, Looks ace with the SRAM Red groupset and that colour scheme!!
  • noodleman
    noodleman Posts: 852
    20151103_071814_zpsly4vo9sh.jpgScreenshot_2015-11-03-07-19-16_zpsi9icesnl.png
    Decided to spend a bit on the oltre. Changed The Reynolds Assaults to these Fulcrum Tubulars and put FSA K light wing bars and a Deda Superleggero stem on it. Also put on Bontrager XXl stem and Selle Italia SLR Teckno full carbon saddle. Got the Sram red cassette but need a new freehub, as the wheels came with a campagnolo one.
    Weight is down to 6.1kg. Hope to change the pedals to Look Keo Blade 2 which will hopefully get it down to my 6kg goal :D
    argon 18 e116 2013 Vision Metron 80
    Bianchi Oltre XR Sram Red E-tap, Fulcrum racing speed xlr
    De Rosa SK pininfarina disc
    S Works Tarmac e-tap 2017
    Rose pro sl disc
  • dov2711
    dov2711 Posts: 131
    Stunning, the non matching bars and stem play havoc with my OCD though.

    I have an Infinito in the same colour scheme and have over specced it with a view to upgrading the frame some time in the future (Dura ace groupset, handbuilt wheels, K force gear etc) had thought a Specialissima might be the way to go when the frame prices become human but your bike has got me rethinking that.
  • noodleman
    noodleman Posts: 852
    Cheers. The bottom pic still has the zipp stem on it. I know what you mean though, i'd like to put an FSA stem on it but it'd be heavier and then it would either match the seatpost or the bars but not both. I'm not sold on the Specialissima yet, but that might change when i see one in the flesh.
    argon 18 e116 2013 Vision Metron 80
    Bianchi Oltre XR Sram Red E-tap, Fulcrum racing speed xlr
    De Rosa SK pininfarina disc
    S Works Tarmac e-tap 2017
    Rose pro sl disc

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