Bottecchia fan
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Colorado Springs, CO
Posts: 3,520
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
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Originally Posted by
Bianchigirll
I had a very heated post/email exchange over this issue with another member...
...I thought it was friendly...heated maybe but friendly
BTW, I tried contacting Bianchi about that to see if they could/would provide any additional information on bikes from that period since their statement was rather vague about how you might identify a "real" Reparto Corse frame but they didn't respond. If somebody could point to a frame from the same period and point out specifically what the differences would be that would be very helpful. It's not like the old days when there were obvious differences in frame tubing, lugs, bottom bracket shells, chrome finish or not, etc. Once they started using Bianchi branded tubing, MegaPro design and TIG welding I don't know how to tell them apart or if there even is a difference.
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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