Markellis Posted May 30, 2020 Share I’m taking delivery of this Bianchi M Alloy Pro tomorrow. I believe it’s a 2003 model. I’m itching to build up a gravel bike and wondering if this will be a good project or would it be better to restore it back to some sort of it’s former glory. It’s has a Campy Veloce groupset, which needs some work I believe. Is this old enough to be considered a classic and if so is it worth restoring? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grease_Monkey Posted May 30, 2020 Share First question I would ask before considering a gravel build - what tyre clearance does it have? From my limited knowledge of road bikes from that era it may not have space for anything bigger than a 25c tyre which will not be ideal for gravel... Other than that I have no input about it being a classic or not. DJR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trance Dance Posted May 30, 2020 Share Definitely not a gravel bike! It deserves to be restored and ridden. (what size is it) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alouette3 Posted May 30, 2020 Share Better off keeping it a road bike and restoring or just servicing. Easier to convert a MTB to gravel normal,as they have better tyre clearance, frames built for a rougher road and disk brakes give more choice with rims and wheels that can be used Daniel Loubser 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markellis Posted May 31, 2020 Share Thanks guys, I think it’s going to be the restored and ride project. NotSoBigBen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ampandy Posted May 31, 2020 Share Turn it into a single speed and really have some fun eddy and danievj 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boesman88 Posted June 6, 2020 Share It is old enough to be considered a classic I think - if this is anything to go by (Same era Cannondale): https://www.globalcyclingnetwork.com/video/retro-vs-modern-cannondale-pro-bikes-cipollinis-caad3-vs-uran-s-supersix-evo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trance Dance Posted June 6, 2020 Share It is old enough to be considered a classic I think - if this is anything to go by (Same era Cannondale): https://www.globalcyclingnetwork.com/video/retro-vs-modern-cannondale-pro-bikes-cipollinis-caad3-vs-uran-s-supersix-evoThanks for sharing that! Interesting watch, I love my caad3! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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