Originally Posted by musicandbeer

I found this Bottecchia with a mismatch of non original parts and ended up doing a full retro/modern update It's a 1989/90, Columbus SP frame (59cm) and though it's not the highest end frame, something about it spoke to me. I went with a full Ultegra 6500 group, nitto everywhere I could and Sun cr18/shimano 105 wheels... sourced everything used (to keep costs down) except the wheels. Still need to match the bar tape better and put new tires on it, but so far I'm quite happy. I couldn't resist the ridiculous vintage turbo saddle