Bottecchia Champione del mondo 1966 10 speed ladies bike - $475 (Milwaukee southside)
See, these bikes had a sticker on them that said they were the Champions of the World in 1966. It's not uncommon for bikes to display victories that were won on them. And because these dont have the traditional top tube decals to identify the model thats what people think they're called. The way you identify them is through the componant list, but hot damn this bike is worth about a quarter of what is being asked. Cheap brake levers, cottered cranks, cheap rack, bad fenders, cheap seat, kick stand, and our old friend the micky mouse simplex shifters.
People just associate Italian models with high end racers. It's the same reason why some American made bikes adopted Asian sounding names in the late 80s. Consider that in Italy there were plenty of people looking for cheap entry level bikes, and companies like Bottecchia were shipping to diverse markets all over the world. Dont get caught up in your cycling prejudices, the Italians were perfectly capable of making crap.
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