To say we’re excited to be carrying Bianchi at Broad Street Cycles is a bit of an understatement. Bianchi’s place in the history of cycling covers the bike-nerd angle, and the bikes themselves look amazing. Not satisfied just having the celeste dream machines in the shop, Renny and Parker have both built up Bianchi Oltre XR-1’s of their own to ‘test.’
Here’s a closer look at Renny’s Oltre, including Campagnolo Eurus wheels and Chorus drivetrain for a very Italian feel.
Black with Celeste highlights gives the bike a quieter look than the usual Bianchi full-Celeste frame, but still sticks to tradition.
Bianchi’s polished head badge is recreated on the underside of the downtube. Not obvious from all angles, but a pretty nice touch.
Ultra thin steat stays, ultra-low friction cable housing
Celeste bar tape by FIZIK rounds out a 3T cockpit
Chorus 11 speed bits, connected by campy housing and brass housing ends, for durability
Chorus is all about details, right down to the front derailleur
Campagnolo Chorus full carbon cranks
and carbon blade Look Keo pedals, to keep the theme going
How many times can you write ‘Bianchi’ on a bike?
Quite a few, it turns out
Flashy Campagnolo wheels, with that unique looking 3 spoke cluster
