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07-21-07 | 02:52 PM

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Kommisar89

Bottecchia fan

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From: Colorado Springs, CO

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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Originally Posted by Ray_B

My rims are not tubular, but clinchers. They are drilled for schraders. My understanding is that there wasn't a light weight version of the clincher. Maybe I'm up in the night.

My Bottecchia came with those back in the day. I suspect you can get a decent price for them on eBay. I tried to pick up a couple of sets of the same rims in 700C and they went for over $200! Then I found them NOS at VeloOrange for $75. Being 27's instead of 700C's you probably won't get as much.

BTW - I'm 195-200-lbs and just dented the red label on my rear wheel. Not at all happy with the tubulars in general. They just don't seem to be very robust. Hence why I picked up the yellow label clinchers.

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