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Benotto Bicycle Restoration – Sanding and Primer – Part 3

  • May 11, 2015November 9, 2024
  • Jonathan Whiting
  • 11 Comments on Benotto Bicycle Restoration – Sanding and Primer – Part 3
Benotto Bicycle Restoration – Sanding and Primer – Part  3

The restoration is coming along nicely. Ordered some NOS Benotto forks and they arrived safely today. The forks are made of Columbus SL tubing, the…

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Essays

Benotto Bicycle Restoration – How to identify a vintage Benotto bike frame’s year and model – Part 2

  • May 9, 2015November 9, 2024
  • Jonathan Whiting
  • 178 Comments on Benotto Bicycle Restoration – How to identify a vintage Benotto bike frame’s year and model – Part 2
Benotto Bicycle Restoration – How to identify a vintage Benotto bike frame’s year and model – Part  2

I made the mistake of painting my Benotto black after first getting it about a decade ago. Today I’m restoring it back to something fitting of…

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On Bicycles

Benotto bicycle restoration – Where the love all started – Part 1

  • May 1, 2015November 9, 2024
  • Jonathan Whiting
  • 15 Comments on Benotto bicycle restoration – Where the love all started – Part 1
Benotto bicycle restoration – Where the love all started – Part 1
Ole Ritter breaks the hour record in 1968

The restoration – A background. I remember it like it was yesterday. It was a bright sunny morning and I had just gotten a phone call…

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Essays

Benotto Classic – a growing list of Benotto Bicycles from 1931-1985

  • April 18, 2015November 9, 2024
  • Jonathan Whiting
  • 197 Comments on Benotto Classic – a growing list of Benotto Bicycles from 1931-1985
Benotto Classic – a growing list of Benotto Bicycles from 1931-1985

This is an attempt to document all of Benotto’s pre 1985 models. I need your help, if you have a photo of a Benotto and…

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Essays

Benotto Bicycles – The birth of a hero

  • April 12, 2015December 11, 2022
  • Jonathan Whiting
  • 23 Comments on Benotto Bicycles – The birth of a hero
Benotto Bicycles – The birth of a hero

The 1960s to 80s were the golden years of Benotto bicycles. By the mid 1980s Benotto had numerous 1st place titles including 11 world championships and…

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On Bicycles

1982 “Ferrari Red” Bianchi

  • May 23, 2012May 23, 2012
  • Jonathan Whiting
  • 27 Comments on 1982 “Ferrari Red” Bianchi

This weekend I became the owner of this 1982 Bianchi. As soon as I saw it I knew it needed the right home. I have…

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