Hi all,
I'm interested in a late 80's Bianchi but the fork steerer just seems too long. The seller's bike has a 57cm frame with a fork marked 59.
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I have several vintage Bianchis from the 70s and the frame size always matches the number stamped on the fork.
I've mostly gotten the run-around from the seller:
"there's no other bike like it" "I got it from a racer who got it from a racer" "don't buy it if you don't trust me" "As you well know a C-Record headset is taller"
he then proceeds to send me a picture of the frame when it had a mishmash of campy/shimano parts, and a shimano headset stacked full of spacers!
Could a fork this long have actually come stock on this bike? Could the fork be safely cut to the appropriate length? I haven't seen many Bianchis like it so I'm assuming it wasn't sold in North America. I know it's a bit off topic but it would have been the perfect frame for a C-Record build. What is such a frame worth?
If anyone has one for sale, I'm interested!
Paul Ozzello
Montreal, Quebec
Canada