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
mrruins
I miss my Bottecchia, but I wouldn't pay $400 for it in the condition you were describing. The cost of rebuilding it would not be justifiable, unless you were going to do all the work yourself. Good luck finding a Bottecchia head badge.
This is what mine looked like before it got jacked...
Your Giro d'Italia is the only black Bottecchia from that period I've ever seen. Too bad it got stolen
Badges do come up on eBay periodically, usually for $40-$50. There's one on there now but the guy wants $79 and it's not even in that good of condition.
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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