Originally Posted by randyjawa

I bought this big Bottecchia for two reasons - the lovely saddle and the price quoted to me. The bike is way to big for me and I intend to harvest the components today. I will put the frame set up for sale, cheap, with hopes of just finding a home where the bike is wanted...


My question is, what year (approx) is the bike. At first I thought it to be late sixties to very early seventies like this one that came my way a year, or so, ago...


but then I looked closer at the Carnelli steering stem...


All my other vintage Bottecchia also had the Carnelli stems, but none, not one, had the socket head screw pictured above. All had the standard hex nut as seen below...


Anyway, what year would you guess the Bott to be?