Maybe a parallel bike review by a 50 - 60 year old bike enthusiast or former racer would be helpful. The reason I suggest this is because us older guys and gals who have raced at an elite level have different desires than younger people. Our bodies have changed and require different frame attributes. I'll be buying a Specialissima in the near future, But I'll be buying the previous version(rim brakes) that Bianchi still offers in their 2021 line up. As an older person I've been buying bicycles that were designed for the Paris Roubaix. ie Bianchi Infinito, Wilier Cento 10 ndr.
great review and thanks for not talking about the box for 10 mins like in a lot of unboxing vids. i bought a bianchi infinito 2010 frame. built it with campagnolo 10 speed record. bora G3 circa 2005 wheelset. bike final weight 6.7 kilos. about 14.92 pounds !!!!
Nice looking bike, the correct pronunciation is as it is spelled, I have 2 of the rim brake version, one is the limited edition Pantani Oropa anniversary edition, the other is a 2021 Rim brake frameset also built on Sram Etap Red, I can’t believe how heavy this new disc version weighs, mine is 13lbs or 6.1 kilos all up including power meter and pedals, I can tell you the rim version is not floppy! It it is very stiff and responsive, I also have an Oltre but prefer the rim Specialissima as an all round race bike.
My Speciallissima disc is in 6.6Kg. Bora Ultra, Tubular VittoriaCorsa Speed, saddle Sworks Romin Evo, Speedplay pedals and Ceramicspeed. Better and nicer than my previous Sworks SL7.
Beautiful build! Does the front brake cable run from the fork top hole? So the ACR can be done with any normal bike (no need for special fork) providing it has same head tube diameter?
Nice build, but you can get much lighter.....My 2019 Specialissima weighs in at 6.39 kg, with full Campy SR (mechanical) & Dura Ace crankset (hate Campy cranks). Black Inc 1-piece handlebar/stem & Roval CLX 60 wheels. It's an elegant, stiff bullet!
Those thru axles would suck in IMO. The bulky end that is always sticking out of the dropout and fork is not cool. Not a big deal to just use a multi-tool hex to remove the thru axles.
It does look nice but i would have liked it if they made a rim version. I'm scared the next generation of Oltre will also only be disc to. For that reason i think i'm going to go colnago with a a V3RS
Black a...., Bianchi still offers the rim brake version of the Specialissima in the 2021 line up. It is the same frame of the previous three years. But it is lighter than the new dics only version. It also has the traditional round seat binderhoop.
Just because some yooha's on the interweb or youtube say "it's not stiff enough" or "it's not a racing bike" doesn't make it fact. I would suggest you find a built Specialissima with rim brakes. Take it for a ride, then you determine if it's a bike that will suit your needs and desires.
Nice bike! I just got the 2021 Aria 50 cm ... it weighs 20 lbs. Isn't that kind of heavy? If I replaced it with carbon wheels how much could I expect it to weigh then?
Do you know if Bianchi will sell the Vigorelli again? I regret not having bought it back in 2016 part of their 135th anniversary. Went with a Lynskey instead.
Given your name, your native language is German? You know that in English a "Z" is pronounced like a soft "S", and not like "TS" as it is in German. Plus, "CI" is always pronounced like "TSH" in Italian, hence it's "spe-tsha-lissima".
Bianchi is calling it an all-round race bike now. It's still fairly light but they increased the stiffness quite a bit and added the aero elements so it's not strictly a lightweight climbing bike
@@MossieRidesBikes Thanks Mossie - granted but weight is still important and this seems to compare very unfavourably to the S-Works Tarmac SL7, disc, which you can build I understand to 6.8. Ie This is touted at all-round also, and arguably (it looks) more aero than the Specialissima. Its a real shame - I love Bianchi but this product at 7.4 just does not sound like a great product to me. Not just blaming Bianchi though... the whole disc break issue is one of huge frustration to me... and one which adds weight. I have an oltre xr2 which is 6.8kg with bora ultra tubs, and why would I "upgrade" that for this?
I just looked at an SL7 dream build with sram. No pedals and cages it was 6.9. Don't know the size... so I estimate 350 for pedals and cages which brings them out at the same weight... 7.3. So I am being perhaps unfair to Bianchi... and showing that Specialized are probably misleading their weight marketing... and I guess as we know disc breaks add on perhaps .3kg?
A) there is no "H" in Sram. It's Sram, not "shram"! B) Cables can be run* internally (actually "routed", but definitely not "ran") C) It's the Bianchi "spe-tshah-lissima", not "spess-ee-alissima" D) On your next Bianchi, please mount a Campagnolo groupset - not because of the "Italian thoroughbred" nonsense, but because Sram cranks are so incredibly hideous.