Wednesday, September 30, 2009

The new hotness

After tooling around on the velodrome, it became clear that the old Peugeot wasnt going to cut it. I picked up an actual track frame on ebay on the cheap and swapped over a few of the parts from the Peugeot to get it ridable.

Over the winter I'm going to be on the look out for parts so I can restore the Peugeot back to it's full glory.

Here she is:
The spec sheet:
'09 Bianchi Pista frame (59cm)
Chris King headset
Nitto Ultimate Ideal 2 120mm stem
Nitto drop bars w/ track grips
Origin 8 Pro Light carbon set post
Origin 8 Uno seat (from the Peugeot)
Origin 8 165mm cranks (from the Peugeot)
Tang 68x103 BB
41/15 gearing (from the Peugeot)
Eightinch Julian wheel set w/ formula hubs (from the Peugeot)

2 comments:

milkman said...

What are the differences between the Peugeot and the Bianchi?

Besides, you know, about three decades?
--D

Raven said...

The biggest difference is the geometry of the frame. The Bianchi is much more nimble and quick on its feat. It feels stiffer too.

In addition the frame is lighter, and most importantly (for single speed) it's got horizontal track drop outs.