Re: [CR] basement find Bianchi

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Date: Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:01:41 -0500
From: Marcus Coles <marcoles@ody.ca>
To: CLASSIC RENDEZVOUS <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
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Subject: Re: [CR] basement find Bianchi


On 25/02/10 01:13 PM, Bob Freitas wrote:
> Also about this particular bike, note the Campagnolo dropouts, all
> Reparto Corsa production used them, bikes produced at other
> facilities used lesser types and its an easy indicator of origin.

I have a January 1981 Bianchi Pista, Model E.1.51 (not Super Pista, Model E.1.50),complete with the big rectangular gold F.I.V. E. Bianchi sticker on the bottom of the seat tube that I have been told by several sources indicates Reparto Corsa production in that time frame, despite it being having Gippiemme fork drop-outs and unbranded trackends. Is this wrong or does "all" in the above quotation only apply to road bikes?

Marcus Coles
London, Ontario, Canada