Michael Barmache
The San Jose offers a harmonious balance of two thingspracticality and performancewith only one gear. This lightweight single-speed chariot is perfect for commuting and around-town cruising. The relaxed, sturdy frame has clearance for wide tires, so you can also dabble in the dirt and in cyclocross. Not everyone wants or needs 20-something gears to shift, and a lot of good can come of freeing yourself of constantly having to choose the right one. When it comes to elegant simplicity, the San Jose knows the way.
The first bike Edoardo Bianchi manufactured in 1885 had only one gear, not that he wanted people to suffer up the hills. It's just that his revolutionary vision of Celeste-colored human-powered two-wheelers predates the birth of gears. That's us, older than gears. Which is why when we introduce a new single-speed, it is somewhat of a contradiction. San Jose joins M.U.S.S and W.U.S.S. as the latest one-speeder that only makes sense if you get it. Unlike fixed-gear track bikes, which are the obvious standard for track racing and urban hipster pothole dodging, our single-speeders have a one-speed freewheel, so you can enjoy the pain off-road. Based on the popular steel Volpe frame, but with horizontal rear-entry track dropouts. It also sports a custom Bianchi rear hub, Cane Creek SCX cantilevers, WTB All Terrainasaurus 700x32c tires and the famous Bianchi ride, born before gears.
Style One-Speed Cyclo-cross/Commuting
Sizes 49,
Color Washed-Up Blue
Frame Bianchi DB CrMo, rack & fender mounts
Fork DB CrMo, rack mounts
Headset VP AheadSet, 1 1/8" threadless
Handlebar Bianchi alloy
Stem Bianchi 3D forged, 15
Brakes/Levers Cane Creek SCX-5 / Cane Creek SCR-5
Crankset Sugino XD, 42T
Bottom Bracket Cartridge
Chain KMC
Cassette Shimano 1-spd freehweel, 17T
Pedals Wellgo resin
Wheels Bianchi custom hubs, Alex ACE 19 32h rims
Tires WTB All Terrainasaurus, 700x32C
Derailleurs, r/f none
Shifters none
Saddle Bianchi Velo
Seatpost Bianchi alloy, 27.2mm
asking 425.00 obo
In Excellent condition . If interested call or email me
Mike Barmache
mbmd@comcast.net
cell 503 702 6473