Bianchi, due to their very long history and famous Celeste paint jobs, have always gathered a lot of fans in the cycling world - they make a nice looking bike, and to my eyes at least the Bianchi Infinito is the real looker of the current crop.
![](/uploads/1/2/7/5/127599353/946974652.jpg)
$250- 350 should be typical for a clean,mechanically excellent bike and up to as much as $500-550 for a spotless, all original, italian made limited in celeste.the earlier japanese built limiteds should range from around $175 on up to $400 or so,depending on conditionEven earler, the Limited was made in Italy. I got one in '86 and it was Italian made. I believe the '87's were as well. Those first Italian ones were not available in Celeste as at the time, that color was reserved for Reporto Corsa frames. Even earler, the Limited was made in Italy. I got one in '86 and it was Italian made.
I believe the '87's were as well. Those first Italian ones were not available in Celeste as at the time, that color was reserved for Reporto Corsa frames.The most popular bike sold at the shop where I worked during the 1980- 82 model years was the Japanese sourced Bianchi Limited made from Tange CroMo DB tubing and using Suntour AR derailleurs, IIRC colours were metallic blue and burgundy and sold for approx $400. The line was uprated around 85 with the italian souced Limited (SL) produced with Colombus/Bianchi TreTubi and available in Celeste and pewter gray using Shimano 600 EX/later,600 SIS components.87 Bianchi Limited.
Bianchi, better known for its road bikes, also does some tidy mountain bikes and has just released details of its new flagship race hardtail, the Methanol SL Team Edition.The bike will be raced by the new Italian TX Active Bianchi team who will be competing at UCI World Cup XCO races this season. The new Methanol SL Team Edition has been painted in a special colour scheme to match the TX Active-Bianchi team’s jersey, along with custom San Marco saddles and Magura brakes.The carbon monocoque frame is made using three grades of carbon fibre, Toray 40T, 30T and T700, with a Triple Wall Tube (TWT) design to make the frame both stiffer and lighter.
![Bike Bike](http://epic-cycles.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Aria-18-105S-2.jpg)
Further stiffness enhancements come with the Embedded Reinforcement Construction (ERC).Bianchi have built the frame up with typically race-orientated components, including Magura Durin Race forks, SRAM XX, FSA K-Force Light chainset, Magura Marta SL Magnesium brakes, Mavic Crossmax SLR wheels, Hutchinson Piranha/Cobra tubeless tyres and FSA bars and stem.No word on the price yet. More info at.
![](/uploads/1/2/7/5/127599353/946974652.jpg)