Bianchi Martini Racing
Columbus Titanium Megatube - Reparto Corse 1997
Titanio Team
Frame - Reparto Corse Columbus 3AL-2.5 V Titanium Megatube 1997
Forks - Magura Rond Quake Air
Stem - FRM Web stem
Headset - FRM A Head
Bars - Ritchey WCS Prolite Champagne/Gold
Bar ends - Ritchey WCS Logic Pro
Grips - Ritchey WCS
Wheels
Rims - FRM Ritchey OCR WCS Rock rims -
Front Hub - Ritchey WCS Pro Champagne/Gold
Rear Hub - FRM Team Carbon
Cassette - Shimano XT CS-M770 9 Speed
QR Skewers - FRM Pro Titanium
Tyres - Ritchey WCS Megabit Zmax
Tubes - Continental Race Supersonic
Chainset - FRM CU2 Evolution
Bottom Bracket - FRM Intergral
Pedals - Raceface Atlas
Seatpost - Ritchey WCS Pro Champagne/Gold
Saddle -Flite Ti Martini Racing/Fabrix Scoop Ti
Seatbolt - Tiso
Brake Levers - Avid Speed Dial Ultimate Black Ops
Brakes - Avid Single Digit Ultimate Black Ops
Shifters - Shimano XTR M970
Front Derailleur - Shimano XTR M950
Rear Deraiileaur - Shimano XTR M95x
Chain - KMC X10 EL
Cables - Shimano XTR
Weight - 20 lbs
Now gone back to my good friend Marco @RetroRider_IT on his Reparto Corse collection
Thanks to Marco I’m now a proud owner of a Bianchi Reparto Corse Titanium Martini Racing XC frame painted in the Martini Racing Team colours. Circa 1997.
This has been raced and it shows all the scars of battles won and lost. I didn’t care - I love the patina and the look.
What made me buy this? I know next to nothing about Bianchi MTB’s and what I’ve picked up so far has been since I compulsively put out a wanted ad here - was
Offered one - put in an offer and purchased this!
It arrived today and I couldn’t be happier.
I’ve always really liked the Bianchi ‘Celeste’ blue - to be honest I especially liked the Celeste-yellow of Pantani’s Mercatone race bikes. There’s something just really cool about them - just a wicked colour scheme with the coolest rider (God test his soul) ever. It was after watching more of his races and reading stuff that I was drooling over the race bikes - but I’ll never buy one as I doubt I’d ride it - I don’t like riding on the road and I’d rather spend that sort of dosh on a mountain bike I’d love and enjoy and ride - so that’s what turned me to a knee jerk decision to look for a Bianchi MTB - retro of course.
I decided to stick with mainly sort of period-ish parts but with more modern (but still not recent modern) mechs and shifters with a 9 speed modernist cassette.
Columbus Titanium Megatube - Reparto Corse 1997
Titanio Team

Frame - Reparto Corse Columbus 3AL-2.5 V Titanium Megatube 1997
Forks - Magura Rond Quake Air
Stem - FRM Web stem
Headset - FRM A Head
Bars - Ritchey WCS Prolite Champagne/Gold
Bar ends - Ritchey WCS Logic Pro
Grips - Ritchey WCS
Wheels
Rims - FRM Ritchey OCR WCS Rock rims -
Front Hub - Ritchey WCS Pro Champagne/Gold
Rear Hub - FRM Team Carbon
Cassette - Shimano XT CS-M770 9 Speed
QR Skewers - FRM Pro Titanium
Tyres - Ritchey WCS Megabit Zmax
Tubes - Continental Race Supersonic
Chainset - FRM CU2 Evolution
Bottom Bracket - FRM Intergral
Pedals - Raceface Atlas
Seatpost - Ritchey WCS Pro Champagne/Gold
Saddle -Flite Ti Martini Racing/Fabrix Scoop Ti
Seatbolt - Tiso
Brake Levers - Avid Speed Dial Ultimate Black Ops
Brakes - Avid Single Digit Ultimate Black Ops
Shifters - Shimano XTR M970
Front Derailleur - Shimano XTR M950
Rear Deraiileaur - Shimano XTR M95x
Chain - KMC X10 EL
Cables - Shimano XTR
Weight - 20 lbs


Now gone back to my good friend Marco @RetroRider_IT on his Reparto Corse collection
Thanks to Marco I’m now a proud owner of a Bianchi Reparto Corse Titanium Martini Racing XC frame painted in the Martini Racing Team colours. Circa 1997.
This has been raced and it shows all the scars of battles won and lost. I didn’t care - I love the patina and the look.
What made me buy this? I know next to nothing about Bianchi MTB’s and what I’ve picked up so far has been since I compulsively put out a wanted ad here - was
Offered one - put in an offer and purchased this!
It arrived today and I couldn’t be happier.
I’ve always really liked the Bianchi ‘Celeste’ blue - to be honest I especially liked the Celeste-yellow of Pantani’s Mercatone race bikes. There’s something just really cool about them - just a wicked colour scheme with the coolest rider (God test his soul) ever. It was after watching more of his races and reading stuff that I was drooling over the race bikes - but I’ll never buy one as I doubt I’d ride it - I don’t like riding on the road and I’d rather spend that sort of dosh on a mountain bike I’d love and enjoy and ride - so that’s what turned me to a knee jerk decision to look for a Bianchi MTB - retro of course.
I decided to stick with mainly sort of period-ish parts but with more modern (but still not recent modern) mechs and shifters with a 9 speed modernist cassette.







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