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
Gary Fountain
Looks like a very worthwhile project. You obviously know a great deal about the Bottecchia marque but, as usual, its those little, but important features that are difficult to track down. I have an old Bianchi that I cleaned up about 10 years ago. There is still one decal that I cannot track down but i'll keep trying.
It will be interesting to follow your progress - thanks for the photos.
Well fortunately I don't know what most of those important little details are for this bike and well, if I don't I suspect nobody does. At least nobody on this forum or the CR list as of yet. I've asked a couple of times in the last year or so for anybody with pictures, bikes, or just general knowledge to let me know but so far to little avail. So I might just have to make it up as I go, using whatever looks appropriate from the earlier and later examples I have found.
Here's what's pretty firm in my mind now: Campagnolo Record BB, headset, seatpost, cable guides, and 141bcd crank (not the original 151bcd), front derailleur, Universal Model 61 brakes, and Brooks Professional saddle.
Still to be determined: stem and handlebars, rims (leaning towards modern Sun M13II polished in 700C), drivetrain and hubs. That will be a big decision as I haven't decided whether to keep it basically original and go with period Record gear (in which case I would go with high-flange Record hubs) or to quasi modern with 9 or 10-speed casette and Record indexed bar-ends. That would require a low flange modern rear hub at least and maybe I'd use low flange in the front to match. Time will tell.
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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