I have little shame and just hauled a Bianchi Alloro frame & forks out of the metal recycling skip at the local tip. It seems in good nick, no obvious dents or cracks. It’s got an Ultegra rear mech and front mech which both seem fine and the Ultegra cranks spin freely so no obvious issues there. The seatpost is not stuck and the bars turn smoothly.
It all seems to be fine, but if can’t help wondering why it’s been chucked, anything I should look out for? And if there is an issue with the bike why I strip the brakes/shifters off it, but not the cranks & mechs etc?
I originally thought I could salvage the cranks and return the rest to the skip but now I’m thinking of building up a nice cheap road bike for the summer 🙂
Next step will be to take it to the LBS to check alignment etc.