Bianchi USA 2006: Virata

Specifications

Style	20spd Road Compact
Sizes	49, 51, 53, 55, 57, 59, 61, 63cm
Color	Metallic Black/Celeste
Frames	Dedacciai EOM, Dedacciai Black Tail 2 / Black Box carbon rear triangle, sloping top tube
Fork	Bianchi full carbon
Retail Price	$2299.99

Components

Headset	VP AheadSet, 1 1/8" threadless
Handlebar	Deda Elementi Piega
Stem	Bianchi Componenti
Brakes/Levers	Shimano Ultegra brakes / Ultegra STI levers
Crankset	Truvativ Rouleur Carbon Team Compact, 34/50T
Bottom Bracket	Truvativ Giga X Pipe, external bearings
Chain	KMC
Cassette	Shimano Ultegra, 12/25T 10spd
Pedals	n/a
Wheels	Mavic Ksyrium Equipe wheelset
Tires	Vittoria Rubino Pro Tech, 700x23C
Derailleurs, r/f	Shimano Ultegra 10spd / Ultegra 28.6mm
Shifters	Shimano Ultegra STI
Saddle	Bianchi Velo
Seatpost	Bianchi Componenti, 27.2mm
Option	Also available as frameset

Geometry

Size, cm	44	49	51	53	55	57	59	61	63
Seat Tube, mm	440	460	480	500	520	540	560	580	600
Top Tube-actual, mm	498	508	516	526	542	550	559	574	583
Top Tube-virtual, mm	513	518	525	535	552	560	570	586	596
Chainstay, mm	406	406	406	406	410	410	410	415	418
Fork Rake, mm	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43
Head Tube Angle, º	71.5	72.5	73	73	73	73	73	73	73
Seat Tube Angle, º	75	76	75.5	75	74	74	73	72.5	72
Wheelbase, mm	970	978	975	979	990	998	998	1013	1020
Standover Height, in	27	29	29.2	30	30.3	31	31.7	32.5	33

Click here to view frame geometry graphic.

Virata

We love the ride of steel, especially the ride of super-light Dedacciai EOM tubing. We're talking really light, with wall thicknesses of just 0.45mm in some of the thinnest butted sections. The main triangle is mated to the integrated Deda Black Tail/Black Box carbon seatstays and chainstays, for a solid ride that climbs and descends like a bat out of you know where. The Virata is for the discerning rider who wants something different from the sea of aluminum bikes, with a noticeable ride that no other frame material can deliver. With the Truvativ Rouleur Carbon Team Compact crank, Shimano Ultegra 10-speed gearing and Mavic Ksyrium Equipe wheels, the 55cm bike weighs under 19 pounds.