One bike I’ve been dreaming of since I started roadracing in 1979: Bottecchia.
Team bike of Giuseppe Saronni’s SCIC-Bottecchia team, but also the bike of junior racer Teun van Vliet, at that time one of the leading Dutch junior racers.
Since I started to collect old bike stuff, I’ve been looking for such a Bottecchia, but I never had the chance to buy one. But if you stay patient, you will always find that what you’re looking for. Better: even before this Bottecchia arrived at my home, I found a second one. I still regret that I didn’t also buy that one, because it was 1 cm larger and a better fit.
Columbus SL tubing, fully chrome plated front fork and rear stays, the characteristic seat cluster...
Bottecchia, made by Carnielli. Lot of rubbish, but a few gems.
Frame and fork: Bottecchia Mod. SCIC, Columbus SL
Head set: Campagnolo Super Record
Cranks: Campagnolo Record 170 mm
Bottom Bracket set: Campagnolo Record
Rear derailleur: Campagnolo Super Record
Front derailleur: Campagnolo Record, braze-on
Shifting lever: Simplex retrofriction
Brakes: Campagnolo Record
Hubs: Campagnolo Record
Rims: Mavic MA40
Tyres: Challenge Strada Pro Open 25 mm
Sprockets: Maillard 6 spd
Chain: KMC B1 Narrow Silver
Pedals: Campagnolo Record
Toeclips: Christophe steel, size L
Toe straps: Alfredo Binda
Saddle: Selle San Marco Concor Supercorsa Confort
Seat Post: Campagnolo Record, 27.2 mm
Stem: Cinelli 1A
Handlebars: Cinelli Campione del Mondo 66-44 (44 cm center to center)
Brake levers: Campagnolo Super Record
Bar tape: Bike Ribbon white
