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
Mike01
Kommisar89, I also own a Bottecchia Squadra, custombuilt for me (a la misura) by Carnielli (Bottecchia) Reparto Corse in 1990. Let me tell you that those guys working there were just as fine builders as any
other "famous" name in the business in Italy. Actually, one of the chief builders was a guy called Brandazzi and he was bought over by Francesco Moser when he started his own frame building operation in Trento in the early/mid 80ies. Donīt look down on these guys just beacuse they are not well known.
I wonder when they started doing that. Their bikes from the 60's and 70's don't get as much respect in C&V circles. The frames of the 80's and early 90's do look a lot cleaner. Then again, I have no complaints about my '72.
BTW, that was probably you I was thinking of. I seem to remember you posting something about that.
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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