[CR]Help with Bottecchia ID?

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Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2002 17:30:22 -0700
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
From: "Brandon Ives" <monkeylad@mac.com>
Subject: [CR]Help with Bottecchia ID?

Some on the list might argue that I don't know jack about classic bikes and to their credit they're absolutely correct when it comes to Italian bikes from before the mid-70's. I got this bike in trade for doing some work for a friend. The reason I wanted it was the steel Campagnolo Record RD and Universal brakes. The rest of the parts are Campy FD, Nervar Star cranks, Campy Tipo(?) hubs, Barnelli bar stem. I THINK it's a '67 or '68 because of the decals talking about championships in '64-'65-'66-'67 and parts selection. There is no tubing decal but the fork dropouts are Campy. The odd thing is the rear dropouts are absolutely identical to Campagnolo, but they don't say Campy on them. The rear stays are chromed, so are the head lugs and the fork crown and bottom half of the blades. The one last interesting thing is it came with a Silca pump and the head is a metal one made by Silca. I've never seen a metal Silca head so any info on that would be nice too. Any information on the bike or frame would be great. It's a 64-ST x 60-TT cm (c-to-c) frame and will be putting it up for sale or trade to the list when I get it stripped down.

Any information would be great and help fill in a few of the gaps in my knowledge of 60s Italian bikes. enjoy, Brandon"monkeyman"Ives Sitting in Santa Barbara, Calif thinking about a second post-work beer.