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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
Good call. I doubt I would pay $400 for a frame I would not enjoy without a repaint unless I was sure it would cost more to obtain an equivalent Nuovo Record gruppo. One advantage of buying Nuovo Record in pieces is its easier to assess the condition - particularly of the crank (spider cracks on the inside are not uncommon).
This probably started out as a Giro d'Italia - based on the white paint job and the Universal brakes.
Actually the Pro and the Giro were both available in Enamel White and Bottecchia Blue...as well as orange, black, and silver that I've seen - on
most the brakes on both the Pro and the Giro are Universal center-pulls but the Pro will have Model 61 with blue color fill in the lettering on the outer caliper arms and blue washers while the Giro will just have 'Universal' with no fill and red washers. These were apparently a lesser model Universal brake but I've not been able to find out what they were called. I say
most because I have seen one Professional with NR brakes. I don't know if that was original or added by the owner though.
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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
Last edited by Kommisar89; 03-02-09 at 12:15 AM.