Old 10-22-07, 10:36 AM
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Kommisar89
Bottecchia fan
 
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Colorado Springs, CO
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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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Like others, for me it depends on the bike. My current "project", a 1972 Bottecchia, is mostly original and all period correct except for the Look clipless pedals. I can't live without those and you can always swap the pedals out for display if you want. It would look odd with modern components. My future project will one day be a late 80's - early 90's Bottecchia Equipe/Squadra frame on which I plan to hang the latest Campagnolo Record aluminum components I can find, only avoiding the latest carbon stuff to achieve a fully modern bike with that retro look. Kinda like the new Mustang.
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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
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