Joined: Aug 2003
Posts: 3,520
Likes: 12
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
Originally Posted by
Leigh30
Sounds like it may be a little small, but like the others said, it's nothing that can't be fixed with some stem/saddle/seatpost tinkering.
You will love the Marinoni - they are fantastic bikes, and surely better a Bottechia....(waiting for abuse now).....
Ha! I never heard of a danged Marinoni. Bottecchia rules! Ok, just kidding, I'm sure it's a fine bike. I really don't know anything about Marinoni's but I know there were some fine Bottecchia's and some dogs. One of the things that frustrates me a bit about the whole issue is that Bottecchia (Atala, Peugeot, Gitane, Schwinn, fill in your favorite brand here) was a full spectrum manufacturer and just as Schwinn made everything from Varsity's to Paramount's, Bottecchia made entry level bikes and Professional level bikes and everything in between. Somehow though, maybe because they're Italian, they always end up getting compared to other Italian bikes that are built to order by master frame builders and found wanting. It's an apples and oranges thing. Now that wasn't really abuse, was it?
__________________
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