Bianchi · Columbus SL · by 1964 into the late 1980s
Specialissima was Bianchi's name for its best road racer for decades. A documented 1964 example has Columbus tubes and Campagnolo Record, and in the 1973 catalog, with world champion Felice Gimondi on the cover, the Specialissima Professionale sat at the top of the range with super-light tubing, a full Campagnolo Record group and celeste paint. Bianchi built its racing frames in a separate department at Treviglio, by hand, and the 1981 catalog says the joints were X-rayed. The name lasted into the late 1980s, when the Specialissima X4 came with Columbus SLX and Campagnolo C-Record. The X4 is a different bike, and plenty of listings mix them up. Check the tubing label and the parts against the year the seller claims.
Frame check
Original parts to look for
Hard to find if missing
Check the listing photos against these lists, and ask the seller about anything you can’t see. Swapped or missing original parts should come off the price if originality matters to you. For replacements, see our vintage components guide.
These are usually old race bikes, so expect seized stems and seatposts, rust inside the tubes and at the chrome stay ends, and parts swapped over the years.
New to old steel? Spotting frame damage in listing photos covers lugs, dropouts and rust, and seller red flags covers wrong sizes, swapped parts and repaints sold as original.
Buying guide
Most Specialissimas on eBay are modern carbon, so the vintage steel ones are a small group. They typically ask $1,450 to $2,575 delivered, and the 1965 on Campagnolo Record at $2,300 is the one we'd buy. A lot of these got newer parts over the years, so match the tubing label, decals and group to the year the seller gives.
$513.73est. delivered
A 1964 frame and fork for $514 delivered, a fraction of any complete bike. You'd be building it from scratch, so get close photos of the lugs and the Columbus label first.
1964 Bianchi Specialissima 59cm Frame Frameset Campagnolo GC
$2,300.00delivered
Record is what a documented 1964 example carries, so this 1965 looks right on paper, and shipping is free. Date stamps on the crank and derailleur will tell you if it's still right in person.
1965 Bianchi Specialissima Team Bicycle Campagnolo Record 58cm Rare Bike
$2,900.00est. delivered
A complete 1964, from the earliest years we can document, at $2,900 delivered. That's $600 more than the 1965, and the listing names no parts, so ask what's fitted.
Bianchi Specialissima Vintage Bicycle 1964 56CM
Delivered prices include shipping as eBay quoted it to a US address on Oct 19, 2026. Many sellers charge by distance, so your total may differ. eBay shows yours before you pay.
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Used$513.73est. delivered
$349.99 + $163.74 shipping
Buy It Now$349.99
Good buy
Frame and fork only, 59 cm.
Seller: ilgrillo
100% positive
Used$2,300.00delivered
$2,300.00 · free shipping
Buy It Now$2,300.00
Good buy
Complete on Record, 58 cm. Ships free.
Seller: ilgrillo
100% positive
Used$2,900.00est. delivered
$2,700.00 + $200.00 shipping
Buy It Now$2,700.00
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Good buy
Complete 1964, 56 cm. No parts listed.
Seller: stephenov0
100% positive
Used$1,199.00est. delivered
$999.00 + $200.00 shipping
Buy It Now$999.00
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Our take
No year or size. Could be frame only, so ask.
Seller: art-bikes
99.4% positive
Used$2,350.00est. delivered
$2,100.00 + $250.00 shipping
Buy It Now$2,100.00
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Our take
An X4, the late-1980s SLX frameset, sold with the Moreno Argentin name.
Seller: songbici
100% positive
Used$2,629.92est. delivered
$2,247.79 + $382.13 shipping
Buy It Now$2,247.79
Our take
A 1986 on Super Record. $382 to ship.
Seller: bikevintagesteel
100% positive
Used$1,495.00delivered
$1,495.00 · free shipping
Buy It Now$1,495.00
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Refinished, from a 96.4% seller. Repaints sell for less to collectors.
Seller: 1945ford
96.4% positive
New old stock$5,165.00est. delivered
$4,800.00 + $365.00 shipping
Buy It Now$4,800.00
Priced high
Listed as 1960 and NOS, at about twice the going rate. Ask what NOS covers.
Seller: luxlowbikes
99.5% positive
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