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
ldmataya
I have an complete unrestored Bottecchia frame probably older than yours - it may give some clues as to decals and finishing. As near as I've determined, mine is late 50's, non-US imported (no Carnelli anywhere), but still full chrome under paint and a very similar seat lug. Do you have a full suite of pictures anywhere (I am new on this forum).
I'm at work, but can post some photos of mine this weekend. Cheers!
Hi ldmataya, welcome to the C&V forum. I haven't posted full pictures of the frame yet but there are some in a previous post somewhere. I'd love to see the pictures of yours. I have some pictures of 1948, 1950, 1961 and 1962 frames but the decals are incomplete in the later pictures, especially the seat tube decals.
I'm not sure what you mean by "no Carnielli" - the Italian company Teodoro Carnielli & Co. was founded in either 1909 or 1911 (there is some question about that) and was the manufacturer of Bottecchia bicycles from 1926 until the Bottecchia brand was spun off and acquired by another Italian company in 1997. Carnielli is still in business as an Italian manufacturer of sporting goods and still produces bicycles under the Carnielli name and Bottecchia is still in business as a separate company and producing a full range of bikes from city and mountain bikes to professional class racing machines. Bottecchia came into the US through distributors in the old days.
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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