Thoughts on Bianchi Talladega/Vigorelli
Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2013 8:55 am
Hi Team
I'm looking to get a new frame to replace my broken MS Equipe (yes I know I can repair it but any excuse will do). It's going to be a commuter and Saturday morning boys ride bike so not a showpiece, I've got some Aksium wheels and will put SRAM Apex 2x10 groupset on it so it won't be pure, just practical. Having said that interesting is good and I'd rather not go backwards from the equipe which was a good 531 frameset.
What is the collective thoughts on the Bianchi Talladega (renamed in 2003 to the Vigorelli) ? It's a Renolds 631 frame with carbon forks, looks like it's already setup to take a modern groupset, threadless headset etc. I'd be interested to see what one weighs buit up, someone posted theits was 9kg with Aksiums. Does this count as a real bike or is it just trading on the historical brandname? I'd love to hear what you think.
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cheers
d
I'm looking to get a new frame to replace my broken MS Equipe (yes I know I can repair it but any excuse will do). It's going to be a commuter and Saturday morning boys ride bike so not a showpiece, I've got some Aksium wheels and will put SRAM Apex 2x10 groupset on it so it won't be pure, just practical. Having said that interesting is good and I'd rather not go backwards from the equipe which was a good 531 frameset.
What is the collective thoughts on the Bianchi Talladega (renamed in 2003 to the Vigorelli) ? It's a Renolds 631 frame with carbon forks, looks like it's already setup to take a modern groupset, threadless headset etc. I'd be interested to see what one weighs buit up, someone posted theits was 9kg with Aksiums. Does this count as a real bike or is it just trading on the historical brandname? I'd love to hear what you think.
http://www.bikepedia.com/quickbike/bike ... OThCKy9v8c" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
cheers
d