Xenon-Equipped Bianchi

Reader Milan sent these photos of his Xenon-equipped Bianchi, fully equipped with this lower-priced gruppo from the early 90s except for the brake levers.

Apparently, Mr. Jack O'Lantern approves!

Today's Bike: Mr. Bean's Bianchi

A reader known only as "2012mrbeans" sent this photo of a Bianchi with a very interesting drivetrain--apparently, late-model 10-speed Ergo levers attached to Nuovo Record front and rear derailleurs.

We're going to check with Mr. Bean and see how well this mismatched system works.

Update: A sharp-eyed reader pointed out that the Ergo levers aren't connected to the derailleurs. Look closely, and you can see that the original downtube shifters are still there.