Originally Posted by cudak888

A very interesting story - and I'm filled with curiosity over the fork crown. It's the same one used on Bottecchias, which I thought was unique, complete with the face-down B. Not sure if that was just a crown available on the market to builders back then, or a Bottechia-specific part.

Glad there's a photo of the unrestored bike there to show that it's the original fork too. Really curious.

-Kurt