Bottecchia fan
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Colorado Springs, CO
Posts: 3,520
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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Ok, I tore them down, cleaned them up, put new Koolstop pads on since the Aztecs were pretty well worn anyway. Better but not spectacular. Then I shorted the straddle cable just to see since lengthening it isn't an option unless I get a new one. Better still. I can lock the rear wheel from the hoods if I squeeze really hard. I know it's subjective but I think it's better than the centerpulls on my other bikes now from the drops which is pretty good. OTOH, still doesn't seem anything like the Bianchi from the hoods. Put it this way, I've never thought I needed any more braking power on my other bikes but I'd still be tempted to take my hands off the hoods and get into the drops on these if I thought I might need to stop really short.
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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