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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
ejbarnes
What a tank! 27Lbs. Steel wheels, crank arms, chain rings, cogs... All of it is steel.
Actually 27-bs is pretty light for a Sears Free Spirit. Must have been one of their better models or maybe just a later period. Judging by the leaves on the head tube insignia I'd guess it was a Canadian market model. Mine felt more like it was made of cast iron with steel rims and handle bars and that awful one piece Ashtabula crank. Probably weighed more like 37-lbs. It was way heavier than a typical entry level French or Italian bike of the time and they weighed around 27-lbs.
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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