Here's a 1950's Bottechia currently for sale in L.A. for $950. I don't know
the bike or seller; I'm really just experimenting with the pix hosting site,
so including 4 links to pix. If you're interested in the bike, look at the
L.A. Craigslist, or his e-mail far below. Please let me know if the image
posted large enough to see & is in fine detail
. Nice lugs; are they Nervex?
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Seller's Ad Copy:
"very nice bottecchia fixed gear conversion late 50's,campagnolo drop out on the frame and fork,chrome chain stays and fork,red and chrome in color. brooks saddle/cinelli track handle bar w/ cinelli crest logo(rare)/cinelli stem/sr strong seat post/bottecchia steel crank(rare)/bottecchia head set and bottom bracket axle/campagnolo gran sport(rare)high flange 36 holes hubs/NISI tubular rims(rare)/36 stainless teel spokes/simplex brev.int(rare)chain ring(47 tooth)/exage pedals/15 tooth track cog/silca impero air pump w/ campagnolo head/clemente condor sew ups tires. condition:over all very good condition frame and fork are straight and true,no dent or damage,minor paint chips,seat tube paint had been scraped and removed but very nice chrome base paint.minor surface rust on the lugs and hard to clean area,steel crank has some surface rust too.bottecchia decals are all intact.components are in excellent working condition,very fast bike and picks up a lot of speed.new handle bar tape,aip pump was repainted to match the frame.tires needs to be glued on,but other than that bike is in excellent shape and i will also include in this sell a simplex big ring (52 tooth)and sprint front brake and lever....do not let this one get away....thank you" seller's e-mail:
mailto:joselitocasica1701@msn.com?subject=bottecchia%20fixed%20gear%2f58cm%2e%2fcampagnolo%2fcinelli%2fbrooks%2fsimplex%2f50%27s%20era%20%20%2d%20%24950
Jim Hultman
Santa Barbara