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09-02-11 | 02:57 PM

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Picchio Special

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Bikes: '39 Hobbs, '58 Marastoni, '73 Italian custom, '75 Wizard, '76 Wilier, '78 Tom Kellogg, '79 Colnago Super, '79 Sachs, '81 Masi Prestige, '82 Cuevas, '83 Picchio Special, '84 Murray-Serotta, '85 Trek 170, '89 Bianchi, '90 Bill Holland, '94 Grandis

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Originally Posted by Giacomo 1

Again, any thoughts on Bottecchia? I'll be looking for anything up to the mid 80's.

A bit hard to grasp the fascination with Bottecchia, as they are primarily known for a ton of mid-level pack fodder. Why they're "on top" of your list is a bit of a mystery, honestly. Bottecchia was the official supplier of the Molteni squad during part of the 60's - when the bikes were blue - but they were actually built by Colnago. IMO, the one Bottecchia worth having (besides an actual team bike) is the red-white-chrome "Equipe":

http://www.raydobbins.com/bottecchia/

Which is quite lovely.

Edit: Sorry - somehow missed the "nostalgia" explanation for the Bottecchia jones. I get nostalgia, but personally, if you're looking at Italian bikes generally, I'd be looking at the Equipe or looking elsewhere.

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