Albuch Kotter Classic Randonneur 1980s

In 1979 former opera singer, restaurateur and cycling enthusiast Konrad Kotter started to sponsor his own cycling team: the German Kotter's Cycling Team. Among the riders were some pretty talented sportsmen like Dietrich 'Didi' Thurau or Hans Peter Jakst.

The Kotter bikes were basically upgraded bikes of the German brand Kondor. The frames of which were made by Romani in Parma, Italy.

Subsequently those bikes became pretty popular among cyclists in Germany who were able to acquire beautiful pure racing bikes and even fast touring bikes like thisKotter's Racing Team Randonneur.



The frame of this well designed Randonneur is formed by Oria GM0.0 CroMo tubing.
Oria became a popular supplier for frame builders in the second half of the 1980s and the 1990s. The last steel bike which won the Tour de France was actually built by Dario Pegoretti using Oria!
The GM.0.0 is a set which consists of double butted and straight gauge tubes and which weightwise is comparable with Columbus SLX frames. It shows a special ridged profile which can also be found on other Oria groupsets.

A top class frame like our Kotter needs an adequate groupset, in our case it is a great setup of Shimano shifting and hubs, Dia Compe brakes, and Nitto handlebar and front rack.

This bike is made to eat miles like they were potato chips. It is an unstoppable machine which takes you onto long rides as safely as it supports you daily commuting routine.