Joined: Aug 2003
Posts: 3,520
Likes: 12
From: Colorado Springs, CO
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
1.) 1974 Bottecchia Special - Project Rosebud, recreating the bike of my youth: I have almost all of the parts now. The only thing I'm missing is a nice Valentino front derailleur. Now comes the hard (expensive) part - some minor changes to braze-ons, paint, and decals.
2.) 1966 Bottecchia Professional - long way to go on this one. I have an assortment of parts now: Record headset, bottom bracket, rear derailleur, and a really nice NOS pair of Universal Mod 51 sidepulls. Obviously I still need a lot of parts. The big expense though will be getting the frame ready as it needs a repair on the head lug which will require rechroming and of course it will need paint and decals.
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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