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Originally Posted by
Picchio Special
The whole thing about Italian plumbers becoming framebuilders is clearly apocryphal, since plumbing undoubtedle pays much better. Wouldbe moonlighting Italian plumbers would do much better to simply work overtime. (And why does plumbing come in for so little respect as a craft, anyway?)
LOL...I was just kidding about that. I used to work as a plumbers helper for my uncle back when I was in school many years ago. It's a fine profession and I bet it does pay a lot better than apprentice frame builder
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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