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source: http://www.ciclostudio.com/bianchi-super-pista/ When it comes to vintage bicycles, there are few things as iconic as the famous “Celeste” Bianchi. Bianchi is one of the oldest bicycle brands in the world still in existence. Edoardo Bianchi started manufacturing high-quality performance bikes in his workshop in Milan from as early as the 1890s. Bianchi bicycles are traditionally painted “Celeste”. The name of Bianchi’s trademark color remained, but the actual shade has varied slightly over the years and there’s always been a lot of discussion and mythology surrounding the true origin of the color Celeste.
Some say that Edoardo Bianchi made a bike for an Italian queen and painted it to match the color of her eyes. Others say it is the color of the Milanese sky. Still another suggests that Eduardo Bianchi bought a ton of military paint after the First World War and mixed it with white to tone it down. We may never know the real story but one thing is certain. Celeste has come to symbolize a romanticized combination of Italian craftsmanship and cycling culture.
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