Bottecchia for 75$?
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Bottecchia for 75$?
#4
From the pic it doesn't appear to be anything special but it's probably worth at least that.
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72 Frejus (for sale), Holdsworth Record (for sale), special CNC & Gitane Interclub / 74 Italvega NR (for sale) / c80 French / 82 Raleigh Intl MkII f&f (for sale)/ 83 Trek 620 (for sale)/ 84 Bruce Gordon Chinook (for sale)/ 85 Ron Cooper / 87 Centurion IM MV (for sale) / 03 Casati Dardo / 08 BF IRO / 09 Dogma FPX / 09 Giant TCX0 / 10 Vassago Fisticuff
#5
all the components were italian, dolamiti rims, ballili breaks or something, deluxe champion version or something... this guy was very unclear with his description and i dont think he knows anything about the bike. but he's 5'8 and he can touch the ground with his toes when hes on the seat.
#7
judging by what little I can make out (the crank, the stem) I think this is one of the lower-grade Bottechias, if so not one to get in a lather over, but probably worth $75...might make a fine single-speed, it that's your cuppa.
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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
That is a late 60's to early 70's Bottecchia De Luxe, their entry level road model for the US. Frame is high-tensile steel with stamped lugs. Fork is fully chromed but only the crown is exposed. You can strip the paint and it is polished underneath. Components varied but a typical example might have a steel three arm cottered crankset, Ballila center-pull brakes, high flange Gnutti hubs with wing nuts, Dolomiti chrome plated steel rims, and Simplex Prestige front and rear derailleurs. $75 is a fair price. It might go for twice that on eBay in nice shape.
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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
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








