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The Sempre features the same geometry as the Oltre, so it’s fair to say that this bike is most certainly ‘built for performance’. The Sempre SRAM Red bike is the top of the B4P range, and it is possible to get the same Sempre frame with Veloce, Ultegra, 105, or as a frame only. The second tier in the range is the ‘B4P’ (Built For Performance), which is where the Sempre resides. The top category is the ‘Hors Category’, which features the Oltre model, the top of the range race bike that will be ridden by Vacansoleil in season 2012. If a bike works then it works, and tradition and experience are valuable factors in taking a bike from a concept to the road.īianchi split their race bikes into two categories. This is not a bad thing, as bikes are for riding, not analysing. It’s not likely that you will find coverage now, or in the future, of Bianchi patenting an industry-changing technology, or of Bianchi setting a trend in design that other makers will follow en masse (‘aero road’ for example). When compared with industry juggernauts Bianchi offers a limited range of bikes and ‘technologies’. I talk about tradition because to me this is a large part of what a brand such as Bianchi offers the rider. Thankfully the Sempre is not overbuilt, and retains a good amount of the traditional charm that so many mega-tubed bikes bypass. Put a different set of decals on this frame and only the fanatics could pick this as a Bianchi, this is a modern bike from a traditional maker. The Sempre is more contemporary again with its lightly curved top and down tubes. Times have changed in cycling, and instead of steel frames and traditional level top tubes we now find Bianchi offering their premium models in a full carbon construction, with compact geometry no less. Black and white pictures of riders slaving over gravel-roaded cols juxtaposed against a fluro clad, turbocharged Pantani. Am I? Traditional marques of the Tifosi like Bianchi, Colnago and Pinarello are prized for the instant road cred they bring and heritage of racing that they represent. There is something about Italian makers that fires up the romance of cycling, at least for me anyway, but I don’t think I’m alone. When it comes to classic brands of the pro peloton it doesn’t take much reminiscing to recognise Bianchi as player with plenty of stock in the game.
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