DREAM BUILD BIKE - vintage bianchi - road bike restoration project

[@KeiraMcVitty]

Hope you enjoyed this video. Feel free to leave any questions in the comments below :)

[@lesliekirk7036]

Noooo not white bar tape for a winter bike noooooo

[@workufikirte]

what size tires / wheel u used...i dont think those are original ones

[@KeiraMcVitty]

This bike is far too nice to ride in the rain!! Not sure on the tyre width (I think 25mm), but they're not original, just some new tyres

[@andreaparetti2997]

how did you strip and repaint the frame?

[@dirktolboom4060]

Great restoration! but why did you use blue tape for that handlebar tape

[@ombenjie6754]

every day I walk 6 kilometers to get to work, and now I have a bicycle even though it is still cheap it is still a big help 🥰

[@thereasoninlifeisthatthere5326]

In which country do you live in?

[@Thetoad738]

I really like this build. This kid respects the heritage of this Bianchi, yet he is able to blend it very nicely with modern parts. So many of us suffered on these bikes. They have a character of their own, this build captures that character. Great job!

[@karlnorgaard9447]

Rad build dude! Better than the day it was bought. You are in a special club, as am I. Sanding a bike frame to a polish is a job many have started, but few have finished. Ive never polished a steel frame, but did sand it quite fine, 800 grit. I then hung it close to the ground from a tree in my front yard overnight to get dew on it. In the morning, as planned, a bit of corrosion had started. I warmed and dried it in the sun, then after a quick wipe with tack cloth, hit it with several coats of clear. It is a striking looking bike now, built up with vintage parts. Over 10 yrs later, the finish is slowly maturing. I did sandblast, then hand sand/polish an aluminum frame for a hybrid to singlespeed conversion build. I feel your pain. Yes, weeks of evenings watching TV, sanding. I regretted sandblasting as I had to sand down to the bottom of the profile left by the blast media. I used metal polish and found it darkened it a bit. Mothers aluminum polish left a brighter finish than autosol. Youve inspired me to try this on a FUJI Im playing with at present. Its all original, paint is a 6 outa 10. But its purple. I also wanna cut/file the pump peg, the (extra?) chain hanger, yes, two of em. Also get rid of the fender mounts. I often drill a big hole in the bottom of the bottom bracket shell, for weight. Ive modified the sausage tube that holds rear brake caliper so now my rear brake faces forward, mounted to front side. I think it looks cool, works just as well, and I could shorten cable a few cm. If I was doing your Bianchi, Id drill the handlebars to internally route the cable. Done this on modern and old school bars. Works great, no electrical tape.

[@craigstewart2878]

I find myself coming back to this video every few months and it's a solid watch every time

[@hananas2]

I absolutely love these kinds of bikes! My own road bike is a very similar kind of frame made locally in 1988 (like 30km from where I live) from Columbus SLX tubing which was looking really sorry for itself. I sanded it, resprayed and built up with all modern parts. It's the best road bike I've ever had and I'm absolutely in love with these. I really wanna get more people to know how amazing an old high quality steel frame is with a fresh setup.

[@jamesdelgado2009]

Great video. We all have those bikes we lusted after at some point and they seem at the time like dreams. For me, it was the mid-80s Zullo, Pinarello, Tommasini, and Picchio. I have all but the Tommasini now. Originally, I went with contemporary vintage components but all now have modern components so I can get the most use out of them. They are no longer dream bikes for me but a reality. And they all get ridden properly. They are not wall hangers.

[@anielyantra1]

I found a '80s Bianchi Ocelot and over the course of 2 years found all the parts to make is a 1X gravel bike. The frame geometry is so comfortable! Short of Rivendell or Temple I don't think any bike manufacturers even make Frames like this. We both took a 30+ yr old bike and gave it new life and another 30 years. You can't do that with a carbon bike.

[@solitaryrefinement6787]

I couldn't just give this one a "Like", so here's a "❤" too. I'm doing the same with a vintage Tommasini Super Prestige. Nicely executed Jacob. It came out gorgeous.

[@kimmemestar7749]

I can't imagine the patience required to pull this off, it looks absolutely stunning.

[@prakadot]

what a beautiful bike! one of my dream is to build vintage bike with top spec modern components like that.

[@KeiraMcVitty]

Glad you like it! It turned out so well!

[@strongbagel265]

@@KeiraMcVitty what are the specs?

[@roberthoyle6371]

I did something similar with an early ‘80s Trek road racing frame. I had it sandblasted and powder coated. The finish came out beautiful and then I built it up with an Ultegra set up. It rides like a dream!

[@santealoise4429]

Bianchi +Campagnolo 👍👍👍

[@mrrodriguezHLP]

I need to convince my mom to plant a couple Bianchi bushes in her garden.

[@ipodgolfer13]

Would be hard to supply the seeds for that right now I think.

[@jman3ification]

Unreal build! Perfect balance of vintage, modern, and style!!

[@matthewlewis9356]

Beautiful build well done 👍

[@2endsformacircle762]

Great Retro Build!!

[@dhoomketu731]

This is the most exquisite of all the builds I've come across so far. Amazing stuff! Congratulations for being able to pull this off.

[@bobtoubman8551]

Love it. reminds me when I rebuilt an "old" Raleigh bike I used for years and completely rebuilt it with updated components. used it for long distance races up to 150 miles

[@celesdocofficial7816]

I am a bike lover and i like so much road bike. Watching from philippine island in asia.

[@Rob-cv3vh]

Nice job and a lovely video, thanks for sharing. Shame you’re not keeping it! I did something similar with a Bianchi titanium frame that was a replica of the 2004 Roubaix winning bike. Some later era Bianchis than yours have structural foam injection in the seat tube which can be damaged by paint stripper so that’s one pitfall to watch out for. The bikes with it came with a frame sticker near the bottom bracket advertising it. I used Scotch-Brite pads to take off the paint and give a brushed Ti finish. That took weeks as well! I put 10 speed Campagnolo Record triple from the era of the last of the range topping alloy chain sets. Royce / Sapim / Ambrosio hand built wheels with Panaracer gravel tyres were added and Brooks Swallow Ti saddle. I’ve ridden it like this for a couple of years as a gravel bike and did rather well on certain Strava segments that were only really tackled on MTBs.

[@bengt_axle]

Your parents certainly have an interesting garden! We had just cucumbers and tomatoes.

[@nicholaskoenig3106]

😂😅

[@felixjackson2670]

What a lovely thing to do. Spent many days during lockdown sanding down an old Ridley frame...alloy,with Time Carbon stays and forks. Sprayed lacquer on carbon and polished the aluminum. Built up SramForce 10 speed to use as adventure bike for my son and me to use..

[@MartinSage]

In 1969 I built a custom geared Bianchi that hit 60mph on the flats if there was no wind issues. It was a very strong but light bike.😊

[@senorfunball]

I tried a lacquer finish over raw steel, didn't hold up, had better luck with clear enamel that i cooked on with a heat gun. That bianchi is beautiful 👍

[@GuntherSnaps]

cool to see. I have a late 90's Bianchi Eros that I ride daily. I love it. I dont really see a need to upgrade it at all. I did a full refresh on it 9 years ago and it's due for a good cleaning and some new cables and tape. thanks for the inspiration!

[@dan_lazaro]

Wait you didn't replace the tape and cables for 9 years?

[@GuntherSnaps]

@@dan_lazaro nope. Still haven’t. Everything works flawlessly.

[@dan_lazaro]

@@GuntherSnaps damn on my bike the cables need to be replaced after around a month riding in wet conditions, and that doesn't account for my rear brake cable refusing to comply after the first wet ride. But yeah it generally takes a month for the rest of the cables to stop moving. I used to clean ans relube my cables but considering the time and effort to do that and the cost of new cables, I just change everything now.

[@GuntherSnaps]

@@dan_lazaro oh well I have never riden in wet weather. Bike only sees lovely dry weather. But my mountain bike sees wet weather and I’ve never had a problem with cables. Maybe you should switch to hydraulic if your having that much problems with cables

[@fepatton]

I’m just finishing up a similar build, but with a Lemond frame. I’m glad to see I’m not alone in running into problems! Great build and video. 😊

[@KeiraMcVitty]

Right on! Thanks Fred :)

[@deheckler]

Oh yeah I can relate I stripped paint off an old Cinelli Supercorsa with chem stripper and it Took Forever those old Italian Bikes have like 6 layers of paint on them and yes it was chromed but the areas that weren't polished were dull so I PAINTED It BLACK haha. Steel is Still Real!!

[@jalalalap-akalala]

thats sick, ive got an old holdsworth hanging about at home, im going to look into doing something like this

[@ZOB4]

That is one beautiful machine. I bet it rides like a dream.

[@KeiraMcVitty]

I think so! Hope you enjoyed the build :)

[@rockynash4156]

absolutely stunning

[@jalovecjoffrey9542]

A Wonder !! Amazing work

[@rejuvenation.records]

Made a similar project with a GIOS Torino compact 40th anniversary with a Record groupset, Deda parts, Campa wheels and Vittoria tires. It’s a lightweight dream. I like yours too, great job! But I would have saved the painting. I prefer a good old true patina before a stripped, clear coated steelframe.

[@terryansell9573]

Absolutely superb! The bike looks amazing. I personally love the modern g/set and wheels on the the steel frame.

[@carlosdeno]

Beautiful ❤

[@rcrdtsv]

This is such a lovely project ❤ I got some nice inspiration to do a similar one with a Vitus 992 :)

[@arturfreire4329]

Fantástica 👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼 Cumprimentos de Portugal 🇵🇹

Amazing build! 🎉 I wonder what torque do use used for the seat post clamp? Not having any manual for old frames makes me wonder what’s the best practice . Thanks

[@matthewlewis9356]

What a beautiful build. I did my girlfriends bike from scratch over the lock down

[@Gpas7144]

Would like to know more about how to make decals. You have done some amazing work there. Thank you for sharing.

[@justinsopelario5553]

That is one absolute Masterpiece!

[@JohnDoe-ci4ne]

Blisters from sanding LOL. Next time have it glass bead blasted you'll thank the gods for it, way better and cleaner than any hand sanding, that's what I did for my Bianchi Limited.

[@lilcurtiz5333]

God. Damn. What a beauty!

[@A-Tango]

Is that a McVitty's chocolate digestive? Great build, looks fantastic. Someone is going to be a very proud owner of this machine.

[@dosserkelly]

best dream build, hands down.

[@KeiraMcVitty]

Thanks Patrick! Jake poured his soul into this one. More stuff like this in the pipeline for the channel 😛

[@cyrusalthor8583]

Gorgeous! I have an old Ciocc also with Columbus tubing that I'd love to do up like this!

[@jackwilson8651]

Beautiful looking bike. Lovely. Great job

[@erlpen2016]

nice restoration...i had a friend who had a bianchi and he would let it be known that his bike was a bianchi (mine was a nishiki made in japan) i always wanted to put my hands on a bianchi ...maybe someday...

[@chrismad1344]

Amazing bike

[@backyard_bicycless]

Absolute work of art! Beautiful built 😍

[@multiverse439]

I found a 2006 Bianchi Giro frame on the side of the road and I've been Frankensteining it together with parts I have around. One thing that this bike won't have is a front derailleur because who ever had the bike before ground off the metal pin bracket that would of held the front derailleur. So, I'll just have to put a single chain ring. I'm going to use fiber glass to cover the grinder marks. I'll probably paint it a 2020 Bianchi turquoise.

[@ilhamfachriza3163]

beautiful bike and wheelset. a fan from Indonesia

[@nickdengler2985]

Quick question. How did you get the wheels to fit so well on that frame. I thought there would be more of a gap going from 27 1/4 inch vintage wheels to the slightly smaller 700c size. Thanks let me know

[@thesausage351]

Damn that looks awesome! I have my dream BMX in my workshop but I’m now getting into a little bit of road riding to lose some weight, and have bought an old school fixie, don’t even know what brand it is, but’s a start. I have an image in my head of my dream bike, and I’m bidding on the frame now, and just looking for bits now and then. Can’t wait to put some miles on them

[@ericp7012]

Great build. You inspired me to do my own modernized steel frame covid project, though not as high spec. Bridgestone with a new 105, was a blast and enjoy riding it. Please consider another.

[@augustinmladin5554]

Wow building your childhood dream byke and the sell it,this is cold blood ,i couldn't doit

[@ElmerJanAGador]

Really want this type of build in my lifeeee

[@Ricketik65]

That bike looks absolutely awesome!

[@johnmoran959]

Great video and beautiful work . He didn’t mention it , but do you recall if he had space the rear wider to accept a modern wheel set ?

[@Mteixeira91]

I did a restomod on a 91 Cannondale. it's funny because I had the exact same nightmare with my bottom bracket. first the original bb was nearly impossible to get off. then the new holotech bottom bracket started stripping the threads On the frame. so yeah exact same issues pretty funny !

[@acc9507]

Did you have to cold set the frame for the carbon wheels? Beautiful bike!!!

[@georgeszaslavsky]

great bike 👍👍, what is the total weight of the bike ?? Do you use carbon brake pads for your carbon roval rims because these require specific brake pads for carbon. What columbus tubing is it? El or SLX? Please specify

[@Koidel]

yooo this vidio is amazing~! Great inspo for trying this at some pont!

[@chrismad1344]

i got Bianchi Celeste same frame ,with all campy super record ,my wheels are Frances but those rings you put in your bike looks amazing on it i will try my 60 carbon rings in my old Bianchi! nice bike you have my friend

[@timtaylor9590]

that bike is beautiful it really needs a modern stem and bars tho to match the rest of it

[@jaycahow4667]

For a bike with a flat top tube the seat seems very high, like the frame is too small. Then he has the stem pushed all the way down the other way , like the frame is too large. This makes quite a drop from the top of the seat to the handlebars which is going to cause him to constantly bend over quite a bit which I would think would make an uncomfortable fit. He could have had the frame sand blasted and had the paint removed in a fraction of the time compared to stripping even if he had to do a little sanding after. A always coated old metal frames with FrameSaver on the inside to prevent internal rust from forming. Anytime you have trouble removing an existing bottom bracket you should have the threads chased out to make sure they are good and clean before re-assembly. Grease works but I would have used a good anti-seize compound as it lasts longer on the seatpost, stem, and bottom bracket. Personally it takes me quite some time to locate the exact spot on each side of the handlebars to place the shifters for the correct fit and so they are level. Sometimes the bars are marked with a scale which makes it a lot easier. Bike turned out looking good but I question the fit....................

[@isaacgonzalez3684]

Classic with very nice modern, I think the rudder fork and support and seat post should have been made of carbon, very nice restoration.

[@rafaelbez2668]

Amazing. I just got a 00s Bianchi and I thinking of doing the same. The maximum tire size that i manage to use is 700x25C. What is the tire size that you used on this build?

[@david_drives_66]

Looks fantastic.

[@KeiraMcVitty]

Thank you!

[@vandcastro-geronimo8632]

It´s a sweet experience restoring a classic bike. I have my own project, a Benotto 3000 that I found on the trash.

[@martincasson9563]

Big Benotto fan. I'm restoring 3 x 3000's. What year is yours?

[@dooleymurphy]

Noice! Can you tell us about the finish? Sand blasting, polish, then electrostatic clear coat over the new decals...?

[@kevinmy24]

One question, did you use a washer with pin to prevent the wheelset from sliding out the dropouts?

[@justo9564]

Hey nice build, I'm building a bike like that and I'm curious to know what was your bike's trim width? Because mine is 13 cm and I don't know if the cassette is going to fit or not

[@jacobhennessy9672]

130mm is standard fit for modern wheels so 11spd will fit

[@joshpearson2529]

Can I ask which paint stripper you used please? I’m thinking of painting my bike over this coming winter 🤞

[@18481nivek]

can you give me some light on what stem, handlebar and seatpost He used? I am starting a similar build in a few weeks

[@jakkatoe]

it's a 3ttt quill stem :-)

[@andreakreps1075]

Amazing build 👏🏼, hope you decide to keep it!

[@buutinie]

Hi there, I guess the fork is not the original one - which one did you guys use?

[@diederikdelange3135]

love it!!!!

[@maupivetz]

Great work!

[@stop223]

Three weeks of sanding! What a project. Love it. Also good to see you still own BSA and Pressfit Headset Tools.

[@jaycahow4667]

Hr could have it sand blasted and been done in minutes.

[@stop223]

@@jaycahow4667 where is the fun in that?

[@UAjoel]

Did you have any issues or have to bend/modify frame to accommodate modern wheel/hub width? How about brake caliper reach? Thanks for insight - I'm excited to try this type of project on my 80s Bianchi if I can find work-around for these.

[@jacobhennessy4934]

No, weirdly the back wheel just went straight in. Not sure why. But didn't question it.. that's the whole reason why I started the build

[@RocketRuss]

Did you have the rear triangle cold-set for 130mm? Or, did you just stretch the rear triangle from 126mm to 130mm?

[@jacobhennessy9672]

Honestly I was as shocked as you that it did just fit. No stretching required, once I put a wheel in and it fitted I knew this was something I wanted to build

[@ElRealista.]

Nice, but I never would rid off the Bianchi color. A Bianchi is a Bianchi because of that specific Bianchi green.

[@philorkill]

I would cycle the heck out of such a beauty! 😍

[@KeiraMcVitty]

I know right, sooo nice!

[@gianlucabucceri5707]

Wow amazing bike!

[@RB-lj7ge]

cant believe Jake hasn't mentioned this video in the ebay description haha this should make anyone want to buy it

[@ka_chxngzzz]

ugh,bartape installation is so good

[@1985rohits]

Great Build.. such a beauty!!

[@jcdevine99]

Super cool! I’m in the middle of a very similar project - 90’s Veloce frame. I’m going to be doing a modern take on Celeste-blue, and will be using retro NIB Campy drivetrain. But I love your vision and design. GREAT JOB!

[@johnclement4781]

Campag as it should be

[@mannniemetric]

Love your work mate, beautiful bike. So sad to hear you sold it! The sentimental value is priceless.

[@KeiraMcVitty]

So amazing how it turned out! oh and It's still up for sale!

[@bb1039]

you should cracked the riddle with a bikeshop at home ;-) nice finish

[@lupolisofia4604]

It's. So. good. What saddle is this ? COuld you please list the components ? Thank you so much

[@olizmyname]

How did you fir the wider hub on the back of the bike? Did you spread the frame?

[@fje4797]

Best custom!!!

[@sammadison8209]

One of the most beautiful bikes I have ever seen. Great job man!

[@allan6632]

What’s the build list look like ? Looking to retro build an old motebecane I purchased in college back in the day.

[@1a2b3c4.]

I tried the link to your eBay store to see about buying a bike from you, but it doesn't open here in the US.

[@stuartmcgill5065]

What an awesome project. The finished bike is really a thing of beauty; a work of art! I'd have kept it and hung it on the wall ;-)

[@alainpryt9641]

Superbe Bianchi bravo

[@BernardoBarros]

Are vintage Bianchi frames compatible with modern groupsets in general?