Hi Don,
Yes, I have a beautiful BATTAGLIN Italian road bike, probably early 1980's with a top tube exactly the same. It is mostly all Campy. I too think it is a TTT bike.
Paul Paul J. Wilson Temecula, California
At 12:21 PM -0800 1-1-08, Mark Ritz wrote:
>Don asked:
>Archives suggest this Gion of Italy might be descended
>from Pellizoli of Ciooc. Anyone seen a top tube like
>this one before? What would be the point?
>Ebay #: 320200672168
>
>It looks like a lo-profile time trial frame to me. Notice the shifter
>bosses on the top of the down tube. I bet it has a fork for a 24" front
>wheel. It's my size (and my style), but I have to sell some stuff before I
>can afford to buy more stuff (New Year's resolution #1).
>
>Cheers,
>Mark Ritz
>Going on a New Year's ride with my wife - me on my Rickert, her on her Bates
>- in Arcata, CA, USA before the rain begins anew...
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