Joined: Aug 2003
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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
That is a late 60's to early 70's Bottecchia De Luxe, their entry level road model for the US. Frame is high-tensile steel with stamped lugs. Fork is fully chromed but only the crown is exposed. You can strip the paint and it is polished underneath. Components varied but a typical example might have a steel three arm cottered crankset, Ballila center-pull brakes, high flange Gnutti hubs with wing nuts, Dolomiti chrome plated steel rims, and Simplex Prestige front and rear derailleurs. $75 is a fair price. It might go for twice that on eBay in nice shape.
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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