Some before and after photos of a 2001 Bianchi Brava road bike I picked up for a decent price. It was most likely the greasiest bike Ive come across but despite the amount of caked on grease and oil, it still had a fair amount of surface rust. The frame was in rough shape so I decided to experiment with a spray paint scheme after sanding down the rust spots. The base color is a matte blue that matched the accent color of the lettering that I saved along with the head badge decal. The detail areas are layered matte blue with matte white paint and some old rear cassette cogs that were used as a stencil to create an overlapping gear pattern. It's a promising technique for future projects. It was originally equipped with a full Shimano Sora group which I'll sell. Yhe current build has a; 3ttt stem with Origin 8 Stash Bars, Hutchinson equinox blue strip tires, a Shimano 600 tricolor front brake, RPM cranks and a 48-17 gear ratio. The last item to add is some spacers for the rear hub and cog. The cassette is on in the picture but still works fine.
UPDATE: Already switched up a few things. Swapped the threadless stem with black Cinelli bars, 1R stem and seatpost. Keeps the black and white theme going well I think. Much more comfortable with a little height on the bars. Score! I finally found a Basso Fior di Loto. I've been searching for this color variant and model for a while now and this one popped up on Ebay from Brownsville Texas. Super excited to build this up with the Campagnolo parts from the Pegoretti upgrade that's in the works. From what I have gathered so far, this frame is most likely from 1990. Its a 55cm Columbus SLX steel frame and fork, Basso Fior di Loto model in the Caribe colorway. It has a few fandom stickers on it that removed fairly easily and with a little elbow grease. The paint polished up nicely afterward and there are only a few nicks and scratches. This 1990 Catalogue cut shows the color variants available for this...