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
Originally Posted by
cudak888
The repaint seems to be done properly - I'll wager the red is primer, and that the original color was bead blasted or chemically stripped prior to the repaint.
You know my original old '74 Bottecchia Special, not a high end bike by any means, had a completely chrome plated frame and some kind of yellow primer under the blue top coat. You never know. That bike never rusted in the 22 years I owned and that was in New Orleans!
Originally Posted by
cudak888
P.S.: Stupid question time - would you fellows kick me in the nuts if I were to build that frame up, as-is with Campagnolo Veloce and a pair of Euros 20 wheels? I'm considering going for it just because it's the first thing that's come up at a halfway decent price recently...
Do it. You know what it is. I only kick guys in the juck for hacking stuff off of nice frames to make fixies
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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