Bottecchia fan
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Colorado Springs, CO
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Bikes: 1959 Bottecchia Milano-Sanremo (frame), 1966 Bottecchia Professional (frame), 1971 Bottecchia Professional (frame), 1973 Bottecchia Gran Turismo, 1974 Bottecchia Special, 1977 Bottecchia Special (frame), 1974 Peugeot UO-8
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"Retro" is something from the past but generally is used in context of an older style/fashion or look applied to a contemporary subject. An old bike is not "retro" it is an old bike.
Um, I prefer classic or vintage to "old" but yes I agree with your sentiment. For example, a 2007 Mustang is "retro". A '69 Mustang is "classic". The basic idea of retro is to use older styling cues to evoke the sense of a once popular item. One of the more blatant attempts at bicycle retro-ism is the 2005-present Bianchi Pista. The Pista has been around for years but in 2005 they slapped the old school white panel decals on it to evoke memories of those 70's bike boom years. It failed in my estimation in large part because Bianchi never had white panel decals in the first place so it was purely an affectation.
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1959 Bottecchia Milano-Sanremo(frame), 1966 Bottecchia Professional (frame), 1971 Bottecchia Professional (frame),
1973 Bottecchia Gran Turismo, 1974 Bottecchia Special, 1977 Bottecchia Special (frame),
1974 Peugeot UO-8, 1988 Panasonic PT-3500, 2002 Bianchi Veloce, 2004 Bianchi Pista