Why so many Bianchis on Embankment on Sunday?

lastant
lastant Posts: 526
edited July 2014 in Commuting chat
Was travelling back home having nipped into the office on Sunday morning and passed about twenty guys on Bianchis heading west on Embankment around Temple station.

Time was probably about 10.20, anybody know who they were / what club they're part of? Most nodded back, they just stood out a bit compared to the usual groups I've seen that aren't in specific club kit that's all.
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  • ugo.santalucia
    ugo.santalucia Posts: 28,321
    Bianchi rally... some familiar faces...

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    this guy was only a lookalike instead... :cry:
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  • drlodge
    drlodge Posts: 4,826
    Gotta love the Bianchi, especially since they come with Campagnolo grouppo :D
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  • ugo.santalucia
    ugo.santalucia Posts: 28,321
    drlodge wrote:
    Gotta love the Bianchi, especially since they come with Campagnolo grouppo :D

    Not all of them... certainly not the one I had

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  • cookeeemonster
    cookeeemonster Posts: 1,991
    drlodge wrote:
    Gotta love the Bianchi, especially since they come with Campagnolo grouppo :D

    Mine comes with a Shimano Sorry-I mean Sora groupset
  • arran77
    arran77 Posts: 9,260
    ugo.santalucia wrote:
    drlodge wrote:
    Gotta love the Bianchi, especially since they come with Campagnolo grouppo :D

    Not all of them... certainly not the one I had

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    First Bianchi I've seen that I liked :lol: 8)
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  • ugo.santalucia
    ugo.santalucia Posts: 28,321
    arran77 wrote:
    ugo.santalucia wrote:
    drlodge wrote:
    Gotta love the Bianchi, especially since they come with Campagnolo grouppo :D

    Not all of them... certainly not the one I had

    rome.jpg

    First Bianchi I've seen that I liked :lol: 8)

    They used to have a great range of BMX in the 80s... I really really really wanted the one with black frame and gold rims!
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  • EKE_38BPM
    EKE_38BPM Posts: 5,821
    ugo.santalucia wrote:
    arran77 wrote:
    ugo.santalucia wrote:
    drlodge wrote:
    Gotta love the Bianchi, especially since they come with Campagnolo grouppo :D

    Not all of them... certainly not the one I had

    rome.jpg

    First Bianchi I've seen that I liked :lol: 8)

    They used to have a great range of BMX in the 80s... I really really really wanted the one with black frame and gold rims!
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  • ugo.santalucia
    ugo.santalucia Posts: 28,321
    I am sure... we didn't have any of that Raleigh crap back in Italy... :wink:
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  • EKE_38BPM
    EKE_38BPM Posts: 5,821
    ugo.santalucia wrote:
    I am sure... we didn't have any of that Raleigh crap back in Italy... :wink:
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    Still a good looking bike in my eyes.
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  • ugo.santalucia
    ugo.santalucia Posts: 28,321
    true
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  • gooner-at-law
    gooner-at-law Posts: 17
    lastant wrote:
    Was travelling back home having nipped into the office on Sunday morning and passed about twenty guys on Bianchis heading west on Embankment around Temple station.

    Time was probably about 10.20, anybody know who they were / what club they're part of? Most nodded back, they just stood out a bit compared to the usual groups I've seen that aren't in specific club kit that's all.

    I think this may have had something to do with the annual Italian parade called 'The procession of Our Lady of Mount Carmel'. Most parts of Clerkenwell and Farringdon were sealed off and police were in attendance to marshall the event.
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  • ugo.santalucia
    ugo.santalucia Posts: 28,321
    gooner-at-law wrote:
    I think this may have had something to do with the annual Italian parade called 'The procession of Our Lady of Mount Carmel'. Most parts of Clerkenwell and Farringdon were sealed off and police were in attendance to marshall the event.

    So how do you explain the presence of Jan Ullrich? :shock:
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  • YIMan
    YIMan Posts: 576
    ugo.santalucia wrote:
    gooner-at-law wrote:
    I think this may have had something to do with the annual Italian parade called 'The procession of Our Lady of Mount Carmel'. Most parts of Clerkenwell and Farringdon were sealed off and police were in attendance to marshall the event.

    So how do you explain the presence of Jan Ullrich? :shock:

    That's "Der Kaiser" to you.

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