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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Originally Posted by
GearsForFears
That's the look I remember. With the contrasting background on the decals and racing checkers and such. As different from a Schwinn Varsity as a Ferrari is from a Geo Prizm.
The tricky part is that Bottecchia alone produced 4 different models that look almost exactly like that plus the one you saw on CL that would look really similar to that if it had its decals (just missing the chrome). Many other Italian manufacturers were similar so you really need to look closely at the bike to determine where it fits in the lineup. Or post here and we'll be happy to tell you.
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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