Bianchi Campione del Mondo 1954

[andreaviola]

Bianchi 1954 Campione del Mondo - after Fausto Coppi victory in 1953 in Lugano -

Ambrosio champion stem

Bianchi Cranck

Bianchi hubs

brooks B17

Gransport

 

[The History Man]

That is beautiful! Was it a build?

 

[andreaviola]

il Campionissimo

 

[lewisfoto]

Is this Fausto' bike?

edit: I see now it is a couple of centimeters shorter

 

[andreaviola]

No, this is not Fausto Coppi bike!!

this is just the same model used by il Campionissimo in 1954, and Bianchi called this model "Campione del Mondo" in the honor of Fausto's world champion victory in Lugano in 1953.
I put on the Fausto Coppi picture just for the guys who do not know about italian bicycle history.

 

[Midlife]

Nice

Are you sure the cotter pin is keeping the chainwheel on ? seems to be sticking up an awfully long way

Shaun

 

[andreaviola]

Nice

Are you sure the cotter pin is keeping the chainwheel on ? seems to be sticking up an awfully long way

Shaun

Yes, you are right..I have to finish to set up the cranck, but I could not resist to take some pictures....

 

[andreaviola]

soon I'll put new pictures with pedals....

 

[andreaviola]

Is this Fausto' bike?

edit: I see now it is a couple of centimeters shorter

this is the original Coppi's bike

 

[Midlife]

..........I know it's wrong but I'd be tempted to t-cut / Autosol that bike !

Shaun