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@far2tall
Hi Guys
I'm new to the forum although I have been lurking quietly for a week or so. I'll more than likely be asking lots of stupid questions so please bear with me ! I got myself a cheap second hand Bianchi Pista (feel free to ridicule - seems this isn't a popular bike with some forum members) and will slowly be replacing the stock parts as and when I can afford to. I went down this route as I needed a bike immediately and didn't have the time or funds to start a custom build from scratch. (plus I got it cheap off my uncle which was a deciding factor !) My logic here being that I have something rideable that I can modify as I go on. I made the first step in customizing it yesterday by stripping off the top coat / bianchi decals and after a few hours work and lots of burns on my hands, in my humble opinion the frame now looks the nuts! I wouldn't have had a clue about doing this but found plenty of advice on the forum so thanks a lot for that. Next step will be changing the bars, pedals, etc then I'll be moving onto hubs, rims, tyres, cranks, blah blah blah.
I'll post some pics in the near future once I've done a bit more to it but for now there doesn't seem much point.