My bike is in for service

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Most know that these days we have to make an appointment for service
I did that last week .
Dropped off my new bike (Crux)yesterday ,shop was mainly checking out my new wheels after a few hundred miles .and they did a few other things but they had to keep it over night
So I rode my Bottecchia it is incredible to ride and it is 31 years old 28.21 miles 2973 elevation in thick fog at 6:00 am thank you new raincoat , It was wet slippery and terrible visibility ...I loved it also there were deer and on the main road appearing out of the fog was a very large coyote who was not scared of cyclist at all ,he stood still while a small group of us on Conzelman rode by .The campy chorus rim brakes Proton wheels worked fantastic on the down hill .
My old bike is great and it seems it is still being made
https://www.bottecchia.com/en/modelli/leggendaria
Cheers to all

[happycampyer]

One of my all-time favorite paint schemes. Ride in good health, Fixed!

[weisan]

Told you Fixed...you still have it!

[ddeand]

Nice ride! The bike and the route.

[jamesdak]

Nothing wrong with old steel. :banana::banana:

Beautiful bike!

[NHAero]

I can hardly tell a difference in riding times on my usual routes between another 31 year old Italian steel bike, my Casati Monza, and my four pounds lighter Firefly. Keep that Bottechia rolling!

[giordana93]

nice choice on the bars. I still can't bring myself to embrace short and shallow, even on my modern disc brake bike (not that your bars would work with newer levers, sadly).

[Toeclips]

Nice Bottecchia, love the color scheme

But to the point, I always thought having two or three bikes would always keep you on the road, even if you have to make one from three

[jamesdak]

Nice Bottecchia, love the color scheme

But to the point, I always thought having two or three bikes would always keep you on the road, even if you have to make one from three

That's my theory, always have a spare.....or two.....:p

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[oldpotatoe]

Most know that these days we have to make an appointment for service
I did that last week .
Dropped off my new bike (Crux)yesterday ,shop was mainly checking out my new wheels after a few hundred miles .and they did a few other things but they had to keep it over night
So I rode my Bottecchia it is incredible to ride and it is 31 years old 28.21 miles 2973 elevation in thick fog at 6:00 am thank you new raincoat , It was wet slippery and terrible visibility ...I loved it also there were deer and on the main road appearing out of the fog was a very large coyote who was not scared of cyclist at all ,he stood still while a small group of us on Conzelman rode by .The campy chorus rim brakes Proton wheels worked fantastic on the down hill .
My old bike is great and it seems it is still being made
https://www.bottecchia.com/en/modelli/leggendaria
Cheers to all

no iron like old iron...:)

[thwart]

'Viper' would love to know his old steed is getting some miles.

Those are lovely frames, and you've built it up nicely.

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'Viper' would love to know his old steed is getting some miles.

Those are lovely frames, and you've built it up nicely.

Yes He set me up and did me a wonderful favor When I first got to San Francisco the bike sat until recently when my anxiety subsided enough for me to try riding again ,which made me feel much better
I hope he is well
The only thing I did was new tires and added a 120 stem and added frame saver and new bar tape
Cheers