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Hmmmm if this is a rare frame then I guess converting to ss is wrong. However I was under the impression it was an old low end frame.

As for ss. Yeh it isn't correct, as I didn't have everything at home yesterday. I won't be putting gears on as for a commuter there just not needed.

Took a photo as it's a project so good to see stages. Also doing a photography project and this was my subject yesterday.

Back brake on winter riding makes a hell of a difference if you're going for rides and not just commuting

Just commuting. Got my proper bike for real rides.

Haha what an absolute forum thrashing! Good job it isn't finished really! I haven't even ridden it yet mainly because it isn't finished...

Things that are good on winter bikes include;

Bar tape (cold & slippery otherwise).
Good brakes.
Mudguard(s).

It's certainly a worse winter hack bike than when you found it.

Bar tape yeh I agree. The original was shot so regardless of wheter I was running bar tape or not that had to come off.

Back brake. Yeh again would be better, however I just wanted to see what it looked like without. In my opinion a lot better! I'll see how I get on with it.

Guards - never run them, never have and never will. Even if they would keep me dryer lol

I'm not sure what everyone's getting so worked up about. I don't know that much about bianchi's, but to me that looks like a cheap old one, so I don't really see much wrong with turning it into a ss/fg beater.

I wanted it ss as it's just going to be a hack bike for winter. Gears would have just been hassle and as Hugo said it's only a cheaper Bianchi. It's a sprint 28c.

There today's jobs

Bar tape was off because it was in a poor state.
It that shot it is on the biggest ring up front. But there is a chain guard which makes it look crap!

I like it though for £30

Picked this up a few days ago. So spend most of yesterday changing a few bits.

Just a few other bits I need to do then its sorted.

Love that Peters print. Might to to recreate that at some point :)

Another new ss rider. Just about to move to London, and will be living in West Hampstead if any locals are around?

Ride a SS Bianchi Sprint 28c and for proper rides a Giant TCR Alliance Zero :)

Looking forward to looking around the forum!

Cool idea for a thread. I use Instagram on my iPhone. Really is a cool bit of kit!