Officina Battaglin / De Rosa Âgé

[kgt]

A beauty!

[Look565w]

That’s a cracker!

So shiny

Thanks for the photos! I assume you’ve got the bar-tape still to put on?

[strobbekoen]

Yes, the reason i left it untaped is because i am not sure about the bars. they feel a bit too narrow.
So that's the only part i might change.

[PokojniToza]

My brother rides a newish Bataglin, I have to show him this droolworthy goodness. Amazing.

[strobbekoen]

Those upgraded 10-speed downtube shifters are cool.
Very direct shifting.
I also noticed that the older front derailleurs have a bit more 'space' to work with. I can shift the whole cassette on one ring pretty much.
Changing rings in front still works great too.

[strobbekoen]

My regular steel ride, a De Rosa Âgé in beautiful dark metallic blue and yellow, chorus 11 speed with shamal mille.
Syntace P6 seatpost with SLR saddle, Deda 215 shallow bars with Dia Compe 100mm stem. The stem is temporary - i just could not find a decent stem in 110mm black/73 degrees (unless some crazy priced "vintage" stuff), so I ordered a new Cinelli 1A silver in 110, which i will deanodize and paint black myself.
This bike surprised me a bit - it's very agile and quick. Just a joy to ride.

[mike]

a real beauty

[Look565w]

Hi Strobbekoen,

Any chance of some images of your finished Battaglin please & better outside pictures of your De Rosa as well while you're at it .......

Thanks

[strobbekoen]

Here is more of the De Rosa in different light/settings.
This kinda finish (as the battaglin's) kinda changes a lot depending on the light
I'll make more of the Battaglin when I finished replacing the handlebar.
Click on the pics to open higher resolution version in your browser.

[kgt]

Beautiful!

[themidge]

Nice, but that bar angle has me in pain

[strobbekoen]

why ? it has to be horizontal sir ?
better that your eyes hurt looking at it than my body riding it

[themidge]

better that your eyes hurt looking at it than my body riding it

That's definitely true but it would look heaps better with the drops parallel to the top tube and stem

[Yakynthos]

Both bikes are amazing!


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[jasonh]

If I may recommend the Soma highway one handlebar for that beautiful bike?! It will go perfectly, and has a great shape for tops, transitions and drops.