In a break from tradition, our test specimen of Bianchi’s Intrepida endurance bike forgoes the Italian marque’s recognisable ‘celeste’ paint job for a bold yet understated battleship-grey and green colour combo. We can’t help feeling it’s a change for the worse, though fortunately a version in celeste and black is also available. Phew.
Split-personality steed
The Intrepida sits within Bianchi’s endurance range, but it’s far from being your typical long-distance cruiser. Yes, it’s 35mm taller at the head tube than the race-orientated Specialissima, but the Intrepida’s top-tube is actually 5mm longer.
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This means it’s a confident cruiser if you’re sitting up on the tops or hoods, but get into the hook of the compact drops and it feels like a capable race machine.
Its frameset is an evolution of Bianchi’s previous-generation C2C endurance series, and takes most of its design cues from the Sempre. The low-slung frame combines straight tube shapes with heavily sculpted joints.
Well-considered kit list
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