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2004 Bianchi Pista Concept

I ended up scoring this bike for $650 complete. (see: pic 1) This being my favorite frame ever; saying I was happy is an understatement. I quickly began to get upgrades, and completed it four months later. :D

Frame:
2004 Bianchi Pista Concept 59cm

Fork/Headset:
Alpina fork, fsa headset

Crankset/Bottom Bracket:
SRAM Omniums w/ stock bb

Pedals:
Time iClic 2 Titan

Drivetrain/Cog/Chainring/Chain:
51t Sugino Zen, 16t cog, gold izumi chain, gold chainring bolts

Handlebars/Stem:
Deda Pista Drops or Profile Design Bullhorns. Thomson elite stem 70mm

Saddle/Seatpost:
San Marco Concor, Thomson Elite

Front Wheel/Hub/Tire:
Zipp 440 to Ballistic / Aerospoke / Open pro to formula

Rear Wheel/Hub/Tire:
Formation face to formula / open pro to formula

Added by reginvld. Last updated over 11 years ago.

20 Comments

cjdavid

cjdavid says:

Crazy how these used to go for around $1,000 back in the day with mavix ellipses and sugino 75s.

Posted over 11 years ago

ABlueKing

ABlueKing says:

Someone is trying to sell this same 04 concept with FSA components for 1,000. is it worth it?

Posted over 11 years ago

cjdavid

cjdavid says:

i think it is depending upon condition

Posted over 11 years ago

DeadlyMofo

DeadlyMofo says:

nice concept

Posted over 11 years ago

reginvld

reginvld says:

thanks dude

Posted over 11 years ago

liamodonnell

liamodonnell says:

Hey reginvld!

Great build and a great choice in frame :) I see that you're looking to upgrade to another year.

Are you looking to see this frame? If so how much are you asking for?

Cheers,
Liam

Posted over 11 years ago

reginvld

reginvld says:

Sorry but I'm not. This is my all-time favorite frame and now that I finally got one, it's going to stay in my collection forever. haha

Posted over 11 years ago

liamodonnell

liamodonnell says:

That's okay :) just thought I'd ask anyway! I don't blame you they're a beautiful bike.

How did you find yours?

Posted over 11 years ago

reginvld

reginvld says:

It was a craigslist find. I was really lucky. I got the bike complete for $650 I'm going to add all the pictures for its evolution. haha

Posted over 11 years ago

Juanfixedsurfer

Juanfixedsurfer says:

Looks just like mine,great build bro!

Posted almost 12 years ago

xavier853

xavier853 says:

Aplina fork. It's the same as the original one. Will look great.

Posted almost 12 years ago

Neilskees

Neilskees says:

Deffinetly think you should go with an Alpina but besides the iro fork this is a great build sir!

http://www.retro-gression.com/product/a...

Posted almost 12 years ago

reginvld

reginvld says:

I was about to order from that website but noticed they're closed from today for an entire week. haha Great timing.

Posted almost 12 years ago

max5480

max5480 says:

this is my all time favorite frame. do an enve fork.

Posted almost 12 years ago

reginvld

reginvld says:

I would, but damn they're expensive as hell.

Posted almost 12 years ago

PandaBear

PandaBear says:

Love it! Just get a super pista fork.

Posted almost 12 years ago

jr22

jr22 says:

Im sure an alpina for would look good, nice build

Posted almost 12 years ago

reginvld

reginvld says:

Yeah I've been wanting to get one. I just haven't been able to locate one.

Posted almost 12 years ago

ThisGuyPedro

ThisGuyPedro says:

you can get one from low// bikes. just email him and he'll send you an invoice to purchase one either in gloss black or matte black

Posted almost 12 years ago

JSTEWART304

JSTEWART304 says:

My favorite pista year! Looks really good! You can order an Alpina fork from retrogression too. I got my cranks from them and they are good on shipping.

Posted almost 12 years ago