1994 Bianchi Osprey… my first “real” MTB?

Here’s some more photos of the “Superlug”, which is a weird tig weld lug hybrid. I also measured the seat tube and I think it’s a 25.4mm seat post.

Also found a 1” > 1 1/8” stem shim online for $6 with free postage, so I’ll order that this week.

Because we’ve moved in with my mother-in-law (very long story), some of my tools are packed away, plus any spare parts. I need to dig through some boxes to find some spacers and my crank puller as well. I didn’t think I’d be building another bike while living here.

Looking forward to building it up. Hopefully I’ll get a chance to properly scrub it up tomorrow morning. Loving the Tange MTB decals and other decals on it.

EDIT: Did some googling about the “Project Habitat” decal and came across this.

“For the last few years, we at Bianchi, have named our mountain bikes after rare and endangered animals to remind everyone that care should be taken when riding through sensitive habitats and to promote minimum impact cycling.”

”Apparently Bianchi did its part with its Project Habitat program, helping scientists with bicycle donations to research projects.”

“In the 90s, Bianchi mountain bikes were all named after endangered species. The lineup at the time of this particular bike, from entry to top, was Ocelot, Nyala, Ibex, Osprey, Peregrine, Grizzly, and Super Grizzly.”

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