Unfortunately, this bike was stolen soon after it was built.  I’ll let Mark tell the story:



This is a 1983 Bianchi (Japanese) Mixte that I recently restored and upgraded.  Some parts are vintage N.O.S. and some are new upgrades.

Thing is .. this was a graduation present for my daughter. I shipped the bike out to Cleveland where she lives, to a bike shop where a friend worked, and he put it back together.  So a month later the bike was STOLEN out of my daughters’ back yard where it had been cable locked to an iron fence and hidden under a bike cover.

The cable was cut w/bolt cutters.  Ces’t la vie .. Please keep your eyes open for it.

With the fenders, paint and decal job I did,  the bike is distinctive and I can identify it.  Thank you.

I learned the hard way, a few years ago, about relying on cable locks.  I feel for Mark’s, and his daughter’s loss.  If you have info on this bike, please let us know, through the comments.

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