Bianchi Specialissima 57 celeste matt

[Kumppa]

Don't go all way celeste. Now its perfect. I would even change bartape to black.

[hannawald]

I could paint stem, it is 20 usd kalloy uno ultralight so not such a big risk, but i don't think it will look better as it will emphasize taller fork..with seatpost i feel it may look like integrated seatpost frames and make nicer silhouette..

[VTR1000SP2]

Maybe wrap the seatpost in vinyl first to confirm if it's hot or not?

[Calnago]

Nah... leave the seatpost. Lose the Celeste spacers, and give it some black tape. Basically, you had it right the first time. The Celeste frame and fork is all that’s needed to scream “Bianchi”. I once got a Bianchi way back when I was in university. It was one of the first ones they made in Japan (not Taiwan or China) from Tru Temper tubing. It was a deep maroon color. Aacch... I didn’t even know how wrong I was being at the time. There is no bike brand more identified by a single color than Bianchi... and the one I got wasn’t even made in Italy. I could have been pelted with stones outside the bike shop and it would have been deserved. I hang my head in shame of the memory. Forgive me Edoardo.

[osw000]

Don't go all way celeste. Now its perfect. I would even change bartape to black.

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[hannawald]

OK, thanks, it seems that i am almost the only one, who would paint the seatpost so probably not a good idea:) i thought it would make my front with celeste spacers and rear more balanced. I could put there black spacers, in the painting it looks ok but in reality i prefere this with celeste spacers as the fork steerer doesn´t look that high.

[Seedster]

I recommend heeding everyone’s advice to tone down on the Celeste component. Subtle accents are cool but the tape and spacers seem excessive, respectfully.




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[hannawald]

Thanks. Actually I think bar tape is ok (there are many Specialissimas with this solution on this forum), it is the spacers that make it "Las Vegas".. it looks much better in real than on photos though, i spent a lot of time trying different options..black spacer are best on pictures, but in reality they make the front look too tall. Still undecided..i agree it is too much on pictures.

[hannawald]

So i sprayed a tape to try. Is it really that bad? I quite like it..

[hannawald]

Some more pictures

[bencolem]

Personally I’d lose the black spacer under the stem and paint the stem Celeste instead.

[bencolem]

Beautiful bike btw!

[Grobar]

I like it too! Nice bike

[Heavyhitter]

Wow ! Quite a good specced bike.i enjoyed it

[hannawald]

thanks guys, it is my fulfilled dream:) always platonicly loved Bianchis but went the racional way and bought something "more reasonable". Then I spent a lot of money lightening those bikes and buying something else.. so I ended up following my heart:) In my ideal setup I would just have Claviculas (maybe Carbon Ti chainrings) and maybe some lighter wheels (Lightweights?), but Boras are great and looks good, Claviculas too expensive for 100g reduction.