Originally Posted by Giacomo 1

It's funny what sticks in our minds about a certain brand, and it doesn't just have to be bikes, and makes them our favorites for life.

I was very fond of Bottecchias as I mentioned earlier in this thread, simply because there was a guy when I was teenager that I looked up to and he had a beautiful red, white and green Bottecchia. For all I know it could have been a gas-pipe bike with lousy paint and of no real value, but it was very Italian and he was the only one of us that could afford one. I always wanted that bike simply because of that guy. I actually looked for months for one but to no avail. Maybe someday.

As for Colnago's, well, I can't say a bad thing about them. To me they are the Ferrari of the bike world. So much history, so many victories, so many great riders and they just have that allure to them, like a Ferrari. Maybe they are not as exclusive as a Ferrari, but their reputation and the mindset of the company really reminds me of what Enzo did at Ferrari. I think I will always crave one also...