http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2036/2120779212_3830582729.jpg?v=0 RIP BIANCHI PISTA! COLD MORNING RIDE WITH CUTTS, STOPPED FOR ONCOMING TRUCK...HEARD MOST DISTURBING SOUND...SEAT TUBE, TOTALLY CRACKED.
TOTALLY SHOCKED. NOW IM JUST BUMMED...I WAS REALLY LOVING THIS BIKE.
IT WAS A MOST AWFUL SOUND.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/81965454@N00/2120001509/
anybody got any leads on a nice steel 59 track frame?
― ddb, Tuesday, 18 December 2007 15:49 (seventeen years ago)
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2358/2120001509_e105e07c9d.jpg?v=0
Woah, bad news, man. Was the frame aluminium or steel?
― Ed, Tuesday, 18 December 2007 17:08 (seventeen years ago)
so sad. hey bianchi warranteed a friend's 198? columbus sl road frame that cracked on him. i know that they don't warranty well for their light frames, but a pista--have you spoken to any shops? im sure your pista was never crashed, right? its a classic jra strory.
― Hunt3r, Tuesday, 18 December 2007 17:20 (seventeen years ago)
NO SERIOUS CRASHES, STEEL FRAME...HAVENT SPOKEN TO ANY SHOPS, I'VE CALLED BIANCHI BEFORE WITH DIMINISHING RETURNS. SO WHO KNOWS.
SO BUMMED.
― ddb, Tuesday, 18 December 2007 18:05 (seventeen years ago)
well, in the meantime, splint with serious hoseclamps recommended. and cheap.
― Hunt3r, Tuesday, 18 December 2007 18:16 (seventeen years ago)
JU4N @ BIANCHI, JUST SAID, THE BIKE IS COVERED FOR 10 YEARS.....I JUST NEED THE SALES RECEIPT....WHICH IM NOT SURE I HAVE.
SO..
― ddb, Tuesday, 18 December 2007 18:29 (seventeen years ago)
SORRY BRO. RIP.
― Steve Shasta, Tuesday, 18 December 2007 18:45 (seventeen years ago)
LOOKING AT IRO FRAMES NOW...I NEED SOMETHING SEMI CHEAP...AS ITS MY COMMUTER...I ALSO LIKE IT TO BE STIFF.
ANY THOUGHTS ON IROS??
― ddb, Tuesday, 18 December 2007 19:14 (seventeen years ago)
well, i have a rob roy with shimano 8spd internal on it. if you like the pista, i don't think its your cup of tea at all. i still haven't ridden the ir8 with the stock fork but i'll opine that its sluggish on the handling. for me (15 miles loaded w panniers), classic. for you, ?
its well made and finished tho. maybe his other bikes are more responsive.
― Hunt3r, Tuesday, 18 December 2007 19:25 (seventeen years ago)
I LIKE STIFF AND TWITCHY
― ddb, Tuesday, 18 December 2007 19:38 (seventeen years ago)
...LIKE MY LADIES.
― ddb, Tuesday, 18 December 2007 19:47 (seventeen years ago)
i just ordered the JAMIE ROY FRAME...and feel regretful...OH NOES!!!!!!!!!!!
― ddb, Tuesday, 18 December 2007 20:11 (seventeen years ago)
DUDES<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>I HAVE THE RECEIPT!!!<br><br><br><br>SOMETIMES I AMAZE MYSELF!
― ddb, Tuesday, 18 December 2007 23:35 (seventeen years ago)
BR TAGS DONT WORK...SORRY TRYING TO BUILD SUSPENSE.
I HAVE THE RECEIPT!!
Rock!
― Ed, Tuesday, 18 December 2007 23:37 (seventeen years ago)
i almost added earlier "you shouldnt have regret til after you (impossibly) find your receipt. but i didnt wanna add to your buyers remorse. THATS GREAT THO!
― Hunt3r, Wednesday, 19 December 2007 00:11 (seventeen years ago)
:-D
― Steve Shasta, Wednesday, 19 December 2007 00:39 (seventeen years ago)
I WAS THERE!
(snapping noise) ME: WHAT WAS THAT? DDB: OH NO BIKE IS BROEKS! ME: LATER GUY!
― cutty, Wednesday, 19 December 2007 03:07 (seventeen years ago)
U OWE ME $10!!!!!
― ddb, Wednesday, 19 December 2007 03:23 (seventeen years ago)
WELL I NEEDED A NEW BIKE, AND BIANCHI SAID THEY MAY REPLACE IT OR THEY MAY OFFER ME A DEAL A ON A NEW ONE....BUT I WILL NEVER RIDE A BIANCHI AGAIN.
UNLESS THEY HAVE 2002 PISTA FRAMES.....I'LL TAKE A CYCLOCROSS BIKE!!!!
― ddb, Wednesday, 19 December 2007 03:28 (seventeen years ago)
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2323/2122064100_e65dd5535d.jpg?v=0 BEING ABLE TO STRIP A BIKE IN 20 MINUTES...IS WHY I'LL ALWAYS RIDE A FIXED GEAR!!
― ddb, Wednesday, 19 December 2007 03:38 (seventeen years ago)
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2159/2121304227_ed011d8b2a.jpg?v=0
― ddb, Wednesday, 19 December 2007 03:46 (seventeen years ago)
IF ANYBODY WANTS TO DONATE: http://www.fisheroutdoor.co.uk/products/main/TL06609.jpg COME ON!!
― ddb, Wednesday, 19 December 2007 03:54 (seventeen years ago)
I LOVE THAT THE FRAME SAYS BIANCHI, 3 TIMES!!!!!!!!!
I GUESS ITS BETTER THAN SAYING SOME CHICK DESIGNED THE FRAME AND A WEBSIE ADDRESS!!
― ddb, Wednesday, 19 December 2007 03:59 (seventeen years ago)
OH NO
― gbx, Wednesday, 19 December 2007 14:45 (seventeen years ago)
get a CX bike or, if they give you a deal on a new one, flip it. flip it for real.
you have made me nervous about my pista, now.
― gbx, Wednesday, 19 December 2007 14:47 (seventeen years ago)
WLD LOVE TO GET A CX BIKE
― ddb, Wednesday, 19 December 2007 19:41 (seventeen years ago)
you and me both
― gbx, Thursday, 20 December 2007 01:31 (seventeen years ago)
How about this one?
http://mos.bikeradar.com/images/news/2007/12/17/PureBlood_5_0001-798-99.jpg
― Mark C, Thursday, 20 December 2007 15:26 (seventeen years ago)
i'll take two
― gbx, Thursday, 20 December 2007 15:31 (seventeen years ago)
its nice but- that water bottle cage *cx purist gets vapors* (even bolts must come off my frames as they gouge my elbow)
no beef w/ disks as im willing to consider that they are mud appropriate and screw the uci anyway
― Hunt3r, Thursday, 20 December 2007 16:26 (seventeen years ago)
ok why are the bottle bosses right under the headtube?
― Hunt3r, Thursday, 20 December 2007 16:28 (seventeen years ago)
GETTING THERE....JUST WAITING ON NEW STEM (IHATE THRDLESS) .
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2288/2161450886_660504b599.jpg?v=0
― ddb, Thursday, 3 January 2008 05:59 (seventeen years ago)
White? Your new bike is WHITE? I -- I don't know what to say.
― Laurel, Thursday, 3 January 2008 14:55 (seventeen years ago)
Great! What happened with the replacement issue?
― Hunt3r, Thursday, 3 January 2008 21:07 (seventeen years ago)
I want a white bike. White frames are boss.
― Super Cub, Friday, 4 January 2008 03:14 (seventeen years ago)
YEAH THE WHITE IS NOT MY FAV...AND I DEBATED PAINTING IT BLACK.
I NEED TO BRING THE BROKEN FRAME TO THE SHOP, HAVENT HAD A CHANCE YET....SEE WHAT THEY HAVE TO SAY!
― ddb, Friday, 4 January 2008 03:48 (seventeen years ago)
Or a rather cheaper cx bike, £700 from Wiggle:
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/images/focus%20cross%20expert%2007.jpg
Focus Cross Expert specifications
Forks: Carbotec FK-GF 045 Rear Derailleur: Ultegra Gear Levers: Ultegra Front Derailleur: Ultegra Chain: CN 5601 Cassette: CS5600 12/28 Chainset: Truvativ Elite 48/39 Wheel Set: Easton Vista Tyres: Schwalbe Racing Ralf Handlebars: DEDA Big Piega Stem: Concept Extreme Black Seat Post: Concept Extreme Black Saddle: Velo 1125 Focus Black Brakes: Shimano Fork Colour: Carbon 12A
― Mark C, Sunday, 6 January 2008 16:51 (seventeen years ago)
That is rather cheap, especially if you get it on the CTW scheme.
― Ed, Monday, 7 January 2008 18:21 (seventeen years ago)