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Advice on Bottecchia???

  • 27-08-2012 5:55pm
    #1
    Dave11
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 455 ✭✭


    Hi,

    Just wondering if anyone had any experience of Bottecchia? Was looking at the Emme 2 there and thinking if heading up to Chain Driven to have a look at one. Anyone ride one? Know anything about the brand?


Comments

  • #2
    Roger Hassenforder
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,555 ✭✭✭Roger Hassenforder


    dont know much about them, but nice bikes.
    one of them flaked past me coming out of An Rinn yesterday FWIW! :D


  • #3
    WakeyTyke
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 526 ✭✭✭WakeyTyke


    Hired one in Lanzarote recently, first experience of one and was well impressed, thought it had a lovely feel and balance. Considering purchasing one as winter bike.


  • #4
    Roger Hassenforder
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,555 ✭✭✭Roger Hassenforder


    WakeyTyke wrote: »
    Hired one in Lanzarote recently, first experience of one and was well impressed, thought it had a lovely feel and balance. Considering purchasing one as winter bike.

    @4k/pop, I'd love to see your summer bike:p


  • #5
    Dave11
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 455 ✭✭Dave11


    Thanks for the feedback lads... Don't know if I can justify 4k on a bike I know little about!


  • #6
    Roger Hassenforder
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,555 ✭✭✭Roger Hassenforder


    thats probably the worst feedback someone has got on a bike!:D


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  • #7
    RobFowl
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 11,669 Mod ✭✭✭✭RobFowl


    Only ridden to victory in possibly the greatest ever TDF !

    4954127684_f415c0c80c_z.jpg

    Though in seriousness it was a brand initially of handbuilt steel bikes. They struggled and eventually went bust with the arrival of Aluminium then Carbon as the preferred materials.
    The brand was eventually sold off by recievers and bought then relaunched. The bikes are considered nice/solid but unremarkable.

    PS Originally called after http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottavio_Bottecchia


  • #8
    J Madone
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 623 ✭✭✭J Madone


    RobFowl wrote: »
    Only ridden to victory in possibly the greatest ever TDF !

    4954127684_f415c0c80c_z.jpg

    Though in seriousness it was a brand initially of handbuilt steel bikes. They struggled and eventually went bust with the arrival of Aluminium then Carbon as the preferred materials.
    The brand was eventually sold off by recievers and bought then relaunched. The bikes are considered nice/solid but unremarkable.

    PS Originally called after http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottavio_Bottecchia

    Aaron Buggle reckons its the best bike he has ever ridden,
    Now who says advertising doesn't work ?
    And who is Aaron Buggle?


  • #9
    Dave11
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 455 ✭✭Dave11


    Roger Hassenforder wrote: »
    thats probably the worst feedback someone has got on a bike!:D

    Just happy to get a reply... Had to moan about no reply to a previous post before I got one!


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