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1. […] vintage bicycle enthusiasts. While not as appealing or recognizable as Bianchi’s bluish-green celeste color, Legnano’s “verde transparente” color still manages to capture that brand’s […]

2. […] articles on Benotto and Gios bicycles, I won’t recount the history of Bianchi here, but this informative article by Kurt Gensheimer is a great place to start, as is their Wikipedia […]

3. Thanks for the “imminently well-informed” accolade, lol

4. […] a central band on which Edoardo Bianchi’s full name was inscribed from 1901. As providers of groundbreaking bicycles to the royal household, the Savoy coat-of-arms was subsequently added in […]

5. […] Reparto Corse: Edoardo Bianchi & the History of Bianchi Bicycles […]

6. […] for the domestic market. Eight years later in 2000, a Swedish company bought both Cycleurope and Bianchi, and assigned Bianchi the continuing role of making race […]

7. […] (and no doubt profitable), the racing world promoted an emerging rivalry between the Legnano and Bianchi teams, the latter being a far older company established in 1885, who must have seen Legnano as […]

8. Just purchased a new 928 Carbon and was interested in what the reparto corse decaling meant and came across your fabulous history of Bianchi.

   Makes me very proud to ride a machine with such a rich history and a stand out in so much mass produced equipment these days.

   Many thanks!

9. It’s amazing what you can find in someones junk pile. Truly a nice find and project.

10. Eric
    Thanks for such an interesting and informative article on Bianchi .
    It has been 40+ years since I rode a Bianchi Competitone as a young lad. I was searching the net for my old “love” bicycle and discovered your fine article . You just confirmed what brand of bike to try to find…….BIANCHI…….
    Reguards , Jack Brooks

11. […] Sales dwindled and despite production efficiencies initiated in the late '80s, by 1992 Gitane felt compelled to merge with Peugeot and BH Cycles to form Cycleurope. Gitane subsequently found itself making bikes branded as Peugeots and even Raleighs for the domestic market. Eight years later a Swedish company bought both Cycleurope and Bianchi, and assigned Bianchi the continuing role of making race bicycles. […]

12. I have a early 1980’s Schwinn Sprint 26′ 10 speed everything original. A true classic in mint condition, looking for buyer.

13. Hi Nicholas,

    Thanks for the question. While I’m not sure how Kurt would answer, you might want to check out Steve Maas’ restoration pages at http://www.nonlintec.com/bikepages/. He takes a closer look at ths topic than many others.

    Also, have a look at the products sold by Eastwood Company (under “Tools” on right column). They generally have very good paint related restoration products.

    Cheers,
    Eric

14. i was just wondering how you applied the paint and exatly what kind of paint you used. thank you

    nicholas

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