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
gurry
Now you can purchase a classic bike and with the help of the internet, restore it to it's former glory cheaper than buying it brand new back then.
I don't know about that but yeah, I agree with your general premise. Even in the 90's when I was still riding my old bikes (they were just old then, not yet C&V) it was difficult to find information or parts sometimes. There wasn't a community like this to go to for advice nor websites with catalogs and certainly no eBay. If by "restoration" you mean refurbishing a classic bike with new tires and cables and brake pads and bar tape then yeah, you can do it cheaper than you could buy the bike back then. But if it needs more than a couple small parts or if it needs paint or chrome then get out your wallet. On the other hand, even that is still likely to be much cheaper than buying a new bike of similar quality today.
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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