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You lost me early in the video (and now that I see it, in your description), as the name of the race is STRADE BIANCHE, not "Strada Bianchi". C'mon, man!
Very strong in Work and Style! Great. But one thing isn't so nice: stem ist too low, saddle too high. Back in the 80s and 90s they used these stems as what they are - raisable ones! I think you should raise it at least about 1cm, maybe 2cm.
The saddle went down 20mm when I set the reach/stack to 78/78 - you are correct, would have had a less aggressive setup back in the day but the position is what I`m used to (too much riding the Pantani Bianchi...) Dan
Stunning looking bike. I know it’s not period correct, but I can’t help but think it would look even better with more chromovolato blue, and none of the chrome circles. Would no doubt have made for an easier paint job too! Good tip on the 10sp chain on 8sp Shimano. Might give that a go when I need a new chain on my father’s old Ultegra 600 Tricolour equipped Dyna-Tech 755 Ti…
I know what you mean - I felt like I`d pushed the limits far enough with early sti and chromo paint to leave out the chrome cricles - they are just a really distinctive part of that years look, Dan
IIRC, the Carerra bike company was owned, or part owned by the Carerra team manager David Boifava, with the frames being made by Roberto Billato. Also, frames were made in green, blue and a dark pink chromovelato, and had TSX tubing, although they may well have used SLX as well (both having rifled tubing).
To be honest I find it tough spotting the difference between slx and tsx - other than tsx is younger. The blue with the chrome circles and chrome stencilled decals were the unavailable ones - I`ve seen some of the pink and green ones and they look more of a regular solid chromo paint job - super nice though, Dan
@@vintagevelos9517SLX is lighter due to the way it’s rifled. With regard to cromovelato, it’s not strictly paint rather tinted lacquer which is translucent to allow the chrome underneath to be visible on much the same way a mirror works. Chances of that being Zimmermann’s is slim as it looks too small. What size is it?
Great bike Dan. The high price of genuine Shimano chains has attracted counterfeiters. The hooky packaging is identical but the chains are very different visually from genuine Shimano. There are a few post on youtube that help in identifying the mick mouse chains. Its a bit late for you I know but the uploads do make am interesting watch, the hooky chains real are rubbish. Thanks for posting Andy
@@andypettitt1344 Yep, got to agree - not sure why I went for a Shimano branded one as I usually default to KMC - will be sticking with them from here on in, Dan
I have 2 Pinarello, 1 Think 2 and an F10, originals, I always started from the principle that it is better to have a real used one than a copy, but I have to be honest, the copies today are so close to the original that the trouble sets in, then I say to each his own, would you be ready to put a fake Rolex Daytona on your wrist rather than a real one while knowing that the price justifies the means, the same goes for bikes, but whose fault is it? to the manufacturer who charges more than €4000 for frames or even €6000 for 1 Pinarello F, is very creasy , at what point does that become stupid?
@@vintagevelos9517 He would not have had on his 16 race machines. Still do not know but I think not. Had Shimano been there. Love your show. Keep having fun. Thanks!
