Battaglin Los Angeles 1984..what is it?
08-27-20, 01:52 PM
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Despite the apparent anomalies this could have been a rush build of some sort or the like.
The aero fork, if that's what it is may have been the crash replacement but doesn't make sense to me.
The BB could have been a leftover that finally got used but again doesn't make sense to me.
I looked at several of the commemorative ones on the web and few of them are the same, even seems like they could have been customer specced.
This one seems kind of specific to me with the BB, minimalist cable holes and aero fork.
Again, if the S/N is there, reaching out to Battaglin is likely to shed some light.
The aero fork, if that's what it is may have been the crash replacement but doesn't make sense to me.
The BB could have been a leftover that finally got used but again doesn't make sense to me.
I looked at several of the commemorative ones on the web and few of them are the same, even seems like they could have been customer specced.
This one seems kind of specific to me with the BB, minimalist cable holes and aero fork.
Again, if the S/N is there, reaching out to Battaglin is likely to shed some light.
08-27-20, 02:24 PM
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Huh, well 60 should be the size but I don't think this is that, maybe a shell from the 60 size run.
I would still fire off some pics of the thing to them, you never know what backstory is lurking.
I would still fire off some pics of the thing to them, you never know what backstory is lurking.
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I'm resonably sure the frame started out as a giro.. Had some damage done to it, and was 'fixed' by some hack at High park cycles in Toronto with whatever steel tubes they had lurking in their crap corner. There's some nice touches and then there's the crap repairs. Regardless, Im going to build it up and give it a whirl. At 1880 grams for a 52 x 54 it's Columbus sl light. The fork aero pinching does concern me a bit but it's symmetrical and even on both blades so maybe someone new what they were doing... If not I have a replacement.
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How can I get the history on this bike?
I’m new to the forums so it won’t let me post photos... but I have an all-original (minus the tires) Battaglin 1984 Los Angeles Olympics Special Edition. I got it over 30 years ago. I was told it was a bike that was ridden in the Olympics in 1984, but I obviously have no way tofu verifying this. Any thoughts on how I can learn more about the history of this bike?
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I’m new to the forums so it won’t let me post photos... but I have an all-original (minus the tires) Battaglin 1984 Los Angeles Olympics Special Edition. I got it over 30 years ago. I was told it was a bike that was ridden in the Olympics in 1984, but I obviously have no way tofu verifying this. Any thoughts on how I can learn more about the history of this bike?
This bicycle differs significantly from the other LA 84 model posted. Yours has standard, side mount shift lever bosses and top tube cable tunnels, as opposed to top mount, aero, shift lever bosses and internal rear brake cable routing. Yours also has a number peg. These differences suggest at least two different models, which increases the possibility of a commemorative model, as opposed to one actually ridden in the Olympic games. Finally, your bicycle has the full, mid-range, Shimano New 600EX component group. While it is era correct, it is doubtful that an Olympic calibre cyclist would have competed on this group, as it was 3rd in Shimano's hierarchy during 1984. More likely, the previous owner purchased this as a frameset and it was built up with this group as a cost concession to meet a target budget.
