Originally Posted by T-Mar

Bottecchia was a co-sponsor of the Hoonved tean for 1980-1982. I'm not if you're asking if this a pro-team bicycle or whether it is just an actual Bottecchia? While it is not a pro-team bicycle, Bottecchia did offer team replica bicycles at this time, so it may be legitimate. I can't think of other manufacturers during this period who were offering the combination of full chrome stays, fork and head lugs. Please provide a close-up picture of the rear, derailleur side dropout and check inside the bottom of the fork's steering column for five spiral ridges.