Have had this frame for five years now. Not a long time, but we've shared a lot of great rides.
Frame:
2004 Bianchi Pista
Fork/Headset:
Chris King NoThreadSet / Affinity fork
Crankset/Bottom Bracket:
IRD Defiant / Shimano UN55
Pedals:
MKS Sylvan Lite
Drivetrain/Cog/Chainring/Chain:
46x17 / EAI Superstar / IRD / Izumi Eco
Saddle/Seatpost:
Selle San Marco Zoncolan / Thomson Elite
Front Wheel/Hub/Tire:
Mavic Open Pro / Philwood / Soma New Xpress
Rear Wheel/Hub/Tire:
Mavic Open Pro / Philwood / Soma New Xpress
More Info:
17.9 pounds
Bike History
Click a link below to see past stages of this bike.
Added by JesseShotland. Last updated over 3 years ago.
As of over 3 years ago, JesseShotland has indicated that they no longer own this bike.
47 Comments
Are you still using the nitto b267 bars? Those things look dope!
Posted about 7 years ago
1 inch threadless is sort of a pet peeve of mine, but I can look past that for a bike this nice.
Posted over 7 years ago
I'm kind of a big rack fan ;D. This bike keeps getting better and better!
Posted over 8 years ago
linking the build, the pistas around this time period were so solid
Posted almost 10 years ago
Digging the new fork and crank set! Saw this on Bikejerks a while ago.
Posted over 10 years ago
Hey thanks man, yeah the fork and crankset were definitely necessary upgrades, haha. I resubmitted it, hoping for a reevaluation soon!
Posted over 10 years ago
Also, how do you like those rims? I saw a set on eBay and would like to build them and replace my TB14 set with them.
Posted over 10 years ago
Never had better rims. Super light, really strong. And if you're going tubeless it's a no-brainer.
Posted over 10 years ago
IRD defiants would look so excellent on this build.
Posted almost 11 years ago
Around $140 retail! I'm sure you could easily score a good deal on them somewhere though.
Posted almost 11 years ago
You should know- I just bought a set of IRD Defiants. They're about to go on this bike ;)
Posted almost 8 years ago
your 'ripper' stage is so damn fun looking. all very solid parts w/o the hype & can tell you just enjoy hopping on this thing to mash through your day. exactly what cycling should be all about.
wondering why you've gone through so many cranksets on this build though; Dura Ace, 75's, & now settled on IRD's? they do seem the most appropriate for some reason, just seems odd to be saying that. would like to hear why all the swaps & your feedback
Posted about 7 years ago
You just made my day! Truth be told I haven't been riding it enough. It gets its time in the road, but a lot of my riding is on the LOW now.
Honestly, i cannot feel a difference between these and the sugino s or dura ace cranks. Maybe it's cause i haven't raced on these and i'm just commuting. I settled on these because they're not japanese and they have an italian inspiration. I wanted this bike to be as euro/american as possible. pedals are tricky without breaking the bank.. I might throw suginos back on, maybe even omniums since i'm just commuting
Posted about 7 years ago
sweet fotos.
love the new rim choice, def wanna try out stans no tubes at some point...
Posted about 11 years ago
how do you like that crankset?
Posted over 11 years ago
It's nice, but it's no 75. Get the sugino messenger if you're in the market.
Posted over 11 years ago
does the messenger not come in 46? If all else fails, get a messenger crankset and a dura ace chainring.
Posted over 11 years ago
Can't use the messenger crankset with DA chainrings. Different BCDs
Posted about 11 years ago
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Tags
50cm, bianchi, commuter, dura-ace, fixed-gear, hutchinson, philwood, pista, singlespeed, stans, sugino, thomson, track, tubeless
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rawmeat says:
the radio velcroed to the rack makes me so happy. this bike owns
Posted over 6 years ago