The green runs deep.

Fanboy, E. Harding of Team PG-13 Graphics proudly displaying his collection of race bikes.

Judging by the calendar, he should be getting in some ride time on that Cross Concept. Best of barriers for the fall Eldon!

Team PG13 Bianchi 1885 race spec.

Building upon the popularity and race potential of the B4P 1885 frame set, Eldon Harding of Team PG13 ordered up a 2009 version (no carbon seat stays) and immediately began the transformation of this bike into an aluminum weight weenies dream. Eldon has been racing a Cross Concept Race frame for a few years so celeste runs deep in his veins.


Carbon tubular tires and a 3T fork are the immediate changes Eldon has made to get this 1885 race ready.


335gr full carbon Team Funda fork. PG13 is a graphics company which Eldon owns. He whipped up some rad stickers to keep the decor of the fork very much Bianchi related.


Full build weight with the parts listed below. Now that's light for an aluminum bike!

2009 Bianchi 1885 59cm
2010 3T Funda Team Fork
2010 3T Ergonova Carbon Team Handlebars
2009 Bontrager Race XL 120 Stem
2010 3T Doric LTD Seat Post
2008 Sram Force Shifters
2008 Sram Force Derailleurs
2009 FSA Stock Head Set
2009 Token ISIS Compact Cranks
2009 Token ISIS Titanium Ceramic Bottom Bracket
Token Carbon Bottle Cages
2010 Fizik Aireone (Replaced San Marco in picture)
2009 Token Lightweight Brakes
KMC Chain
2003 American Classic 58mm Tubulars
Token Titanium Ceramic 11-23 Cassette
Omni Racer Titanium Skewers
Vittoria Pave Tubulars
Look Keo Pedals


Great job Eldon and best of finishes on the Oklahoma race circuit in 2010! Thanks for the photos.

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D2 Super Pista Update.

Ok. It's fair to say that this bike is quick-the D2 SP. It's been a ball to ride and is a regular town bike since the end of winter. The funny thing with riding this frame is that it's actually opened up a new yearning for ANOTHER Bianchi bike to be in my stable...the 1885.

The tubeset of the SP is similar in shape and construction to the 2009 1885. Knowing what I know about riding the SP, it has to be on another level when you mix up those ingredients and bake up a B4P geometry, race frame.

Looking into the pedigree of the 1885 you'll find a unique manufacturing process that not many bike manufacturers are using-Super Plastic Forming or SPF for short. In a nut shell you have Hyrdroforming aluminum tubes and you have SPF. The shaping concept of SPF is similiar to Hydroforming but instead of a high pressure hydraulic fluid inside of the tube/die, the aluminum is almost heated up to 1000 deg. F in the die, then slowly injected with a gas instead of a fluid. This will allow the tubing to expand and reshape itself to a much greater size and shape. All the while maintaining a high level of strength and becoming heat treated in the process. 2009 also marks for a first time since it's introduction in 2005, an 1885 frame in all aluminum- no rear carbon fiber seat stay.

With 9 frame sizes ranging from 46cm - 63cm/+2cm, there's a frame for every cyclist...unless you're Zinn. That guy makes me look small! The B4P geometry that I have been riding for over a year now is solid. On my T-Cube and Mono-Q, the handling is predictable and inspires confidence to push the handling limits of the bike. If you build this frame up with SRAM Red and carbon 50s, you're looking at a sub-17lbs crit bike that will withstand the g-forces of a 35mph_outside pedal down on the corner_crappy DC road surface_local race. Phew, really!

Now if we could only get a 63cm in stock...
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Will Mahler