Joined: Aug 2003
Posts: 3,520
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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
Originally Posted by
Bikedued
Whoa, that is up there, hehe. I love the deluxe I just bought. It got the top of the stem level with the saddle, which is my comfort spot. I like to lean just slightly on the hoods, gives me a better control
feel in the curves. If my bars are too high, it always make me feel like the front wheel could plow in
a quick turn. Just a personal preference thing I guess. That is a very nice looking bike! I remember the catch pic well.....BD
I will say the Deluxe has way less "twist" than most stems I've ever had. A nice plus.
Yeah that's pretty high but now I have room to adjust it. It might not end up quite that high. I have it set up in the trainer right now so I can play around with the saddle and stem adjustment but I won't get to take it on the road until tomorrow so I don't know how it handles.
Oddly, I can't really get used to that gray color. It just looks so plain and the pink/blue/white blotches are just ugly. Still, it is one solid bike. One day I think it'll get a nice British racing green paint job with cream accents or something like that. Next though will be some Shimano 7-sp bar end shifters and a 13-32 freewheel to complete the drivetrain.
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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