Columbus steel experts: Nivacrom / Nivracom?

[KermitGKona88]

I doubt very much it would have a Genius sticker on it and not be so, it is certainly a lovely frame

 

[ibbz]

I doubt very much it would have a Genius sticker on it and not be so, it is certainly a lovely frame

You just made me feel better!
Love the frame but the spelling mistake threw me and I started pixel peeping at differences. The link I just gave 95 frame is similar - not identical as it’s lugged. And mine isn’t. Perhaps made in the year Bianchi transitioned from Columbus Genius to Dedaccia Zero ?

 

[KermitGKona88]

Probably, all these cycle companies do weird things that keep enthusiasts like us on our toes, I know back in about 98' my mate bought a GT Backwoods that had a 6061 alloy frame the same as a Zaskar, they were supposed to be 7075 frames... Go figure as the Americans say.

 

[ibbz]

Riddle solved
Thanks retrobike as back in 2014 a Hungarian forum member made this post
https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads/bianchi-nth.308832/
As you can see it’s the same frame with the same Serial number.
so it is a repaint of an original Nth! And this explains the spelling mistake -

now whether it’s Genius or not remains to be answered BUT only their Reparto Corse frames featured Bianchi cast into the bb shell and such lovely welds.

 

[ibbz]

After some digging it seems it is a Columbus frame in either Genius or Columbus EL Nivacrom.
I’m intrigued!