Mtb Titanium - Columbus Hyperion

[Porkers]

Hi everyone, I found this old frame of a bottecchia mtb (Italian brand) 883T. It is a very rare discovery because it was made of titanium, more precisely in Columbus Hyperion. It should be from 1994/1995. It was never commercialized, so I think it's a numbered chassis (N.9) for the team, but I'm not sure. I think it's the only mtb made with this material. Has anyone ever heard of it?

 

[Woz]

Lovely. Date line seems about right, more to 95 at a guess. Don't take this wrong way, but back then I would suspect this was a sub-contract build ordered by Bottecchia. Who actually built is potentially an eternal mystery. Pretty sure it will be a nice ride when built up.

 

[ferrus]

“Controlled Rebound Elasticity”

 

[Woz]

“Controlled Rebound Elasticity”

It's _NOT FLEX_ it's vertical and lateral compliance god damnit and all of that doesn't fit on the sticker.

 

[Frankenorange]

Gorgeous!

 

[joglo]

Very nice!

I think it's the only mtb made with this material.

There are some other MTBs too, all italian, of course...

Simonelli
https://www.mtb-news.de/forum/t/der-was-ist-das-fuer-ein-classic-teil-thread.566131/post-18548554
and even Bianchi
https://www.mtb-news.de/forum/t/der-was-ist-das-fuer-ein-classic-teil-thread.566131/post-18548610

 

[Porkers]

Very nice!


There are some other MTBs too, all italian, of course...

Simonelli
https://www.mtb-news.de/forum/t/der-was-ist-das-fuer-ein-classic-teil-thread.566131/post-18548554
and even Bianchi
https://www.mtb-news.de/forum/t/der-was-ist-das-fuer-ein-classic-teil-thread.566131/post-18548610

Wow thank you so much for your cooperation. I've been searching the net for days and I hadn't found anything. I'm trying to find this information to reconstruct the story of this frame

 

[kingoffootball]

More of the Speed Project Lite, please!

 

[joglo]

Wow thank you so much for your cooperation. I've been searching the net for days and I hadn't found anything. I'm trying to find this information to reconstruct the story of this frame

I think it's even hard to find some information about Bottechia MTBs in general, those seem to never stood in focus of this brand, or had been later rather just entry level bikes at later times when Bottechia was rather just a sticker for bikes produced by someone else cheap.

End of 80ties-ish ad


1990 brochure


1992 Portfolio


Based on the used Columbus Hyperion tubes, I would also date yours to ~1995.

 

[joglo]

More of the Speed Project Lite, please!

The text says "If you have the legs to win, we have the winning bikes"
"And in pursuing this objective we created the Speed Project Lite which, due to the technologies used and materials used, guarantees maximum
reliability in resistance while maintaining a weight of 9.3 kg."