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Battaglin world champion 1987 road bike

  • 22-09-2013 9:47pm
    #1
    Jack74
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16 ✭


    Hi everyone first time posting,
    I purchased a battaglin 1987 world champion road bike from revelo.ae I am just looking for advice , should I get it sprayed in the blue white and red that Roche used in the 87 season or should it be left alone in the irish colours it is in ? I have the rolls saddle ready to put on it and am going to try get it signed by the great man himself ( fingers crossed ) just looking to see what you guys think should i leave it as it is or go all out and get it sprayed ........ Here is a link to the bike http://revelo.at/?product=battaglin-world-champion-1987# thanks in advance ..........j


Comments

  • #2
    bcmf
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,679 ✭✭✭bcmf


    Leave it.


  • #3
    Tomred13
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 290 ✭✭Tomred13


    wow,, lovely bike? Leave as is...


  • #4
    Seweryn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,499 ✭✭✭Seweryn


    Leave
    it.

    Nice bike Jack.


  • #5
    countrykid
    Closed Accounts Posts: 835 ✭✭✭countrykid


    Holy **** leave it....!!!


  • #6
    kingoffifa
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 369 ✭✭kingoffifa


    leave it as it is - a classic!

    enjoy !


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  • #7
    Jack74
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16 ✭Jack74


    Can't wait for the bike to arrive , I'm hoping the size will be ok now if not I'm hanging it in my shop


  • #8
    countrykid
    Closed Accounts Posts: 835 ✭✭✭countrykid


    Jack74 wrote: »
    Can't wait for the bike to arrive , I'm hoping the size will be ok now if not I'm hanging it in my shop

    Eh,.... No yer not!!! I'm buying it if it doesn't fit!!!!!
    Sweet machine... Lucky lucky boy


  • #9
    Jack74
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16 ✭Jack74


    Lol @ countrykd, decided last year I was going to to start trying to make up a retro road bike found the bike online at revelo bought it on their eBay site , I had that poster from bank of Ireland on my wall for years as a kid ( Roche , battaglin yellow jersey etc)was thinking about getting it sprayed to match his tour bike but with it in the irish colours and all was just looking for advice


  • #10
    feck sake lads
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,889 ✭✭✭feck sake lads


    lovely bike enjoy.


  • #11
    Wishbone Ash
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,041 ✭✭✭✭Wishbone Ash


    Good luck with it and don't re-spray it( but do replace the tyres with a matching pair).

    Just wondering - were the brake cables originally routed under the bar tape?


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  • #12
    Jack74
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16 ✭Jack74


    No I don't think so and I think he had brown or tan brake covers I'll take more pics when I get It and will sort out tyres for sure


  • #13
    The tax man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,559 ✭✭✭The tax man


    Lol I was only looking at that bike on eBay yesterday.
    Lovely looking bike. Enjoy it.
    You do know that one vintage bike is never enough, don't you?


  • #14
    Seweryn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,499 ✭✭✭Seweryn


    The tax man wrote: »
    You do know that one vintage bike is never enough, don't you?
    Better be quiet Tax Man, I started building up my first one. Don't want to think about another one yet :).



    Ups... just realised I actually have another one that I bough this summer to keep it abroad as a holiday bike :o.


  • #15
    letape
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,931 ✭✭✭letape


    Lovely authentic bike - I would definitely leave the frame as it i!


  • #16
    Jack74
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16 ✭Jack74


    If the bike does not fit when it arrives Ill hang it up and start again maybe try sort out a vitus 979


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