1989 Battaglin
1989 Battaglin
If Stephen Roche were 6’3″ tall, this could have been the bike he rode to victory in the 1987 Giro d’ Italia, World Championship and Tour de France.
This is a 62cm Battaglin, and it’s built pretty similarly to the bikes used by Roche’s Carrera racing team. Battaglin bicycles are named after Giovanni Battaglin, the company founder and a fantastic bike racer from the 1970’s and early ’80’s. Like Stephen Roche, Giovanni Battaglin did a grand Tour double, winning both the Giro d’ Italia and the Vuelta Espana in 1981.
Fork detail
Campagnolo Record Delta brakes
Campy “C” Record drivetrain
The frame represents some fairly typical Italian design from the era. Columbus Thron steel tubing, while being a hair heavier than the more common SL or SLX tubing, made tall bikes like this one plenty stiff and reduced the front-end twisting that would have compromised the handling. The paint is fairly modest for an Italian bike, but there are lots of little engraved logos and custom touches abound.
Frame detail
Toe clips!
Record derailleur, custom dropouts
This bike is outfitted with all of the greatest hits of the 1980’s. It comes with Cinelli handlebars and stem, a Selle Italia Turbo saddle, Mavic rims, Campagnolo C Record components and… Toe clips!
Yes, the bike has Campy Record platform pedals with toe clips, from a time when some cyclists were skeptical about Look-style clipless pedals.