I'm one of those "silent ones" that Dale has talked about. Chuck, you do
have good taste. Mine, also is an '87 with SR gruppo. What is the official
name of the Purplish color? I just love the UGO blue. The purplish colour
has been a real pain when it comes to coordinating jersey colours and such.
The LBS was into Campy everything including the toe straps and I isisted on
Binda for these and they said that I was a "kill joy" and I said "what ever"
in 1987.
Ed Estoye
Foothills of the Swamp Mtn.
Middletown, OH
> Mike Lackey wrote:
> >
> > Greetings, all.
> >
> > Several years ago I purchased an 87-ish DeRosa Pro frame/fork. At that
time I installed a 97-ish Campy 9-spd Ergo setup on the bike. It's the
pride and joy of my rather meager collection. The frame/fork are in
excellent condition, and I'm thinking it's time to "upgrade" the bike and
hang period-correct components on the frame. I suspect a nice collection of
Campy SR parts would be a safe bet, but...
> >
> > My question is directed to those who own, or are familiar, with mid-80's
DeRosas. What advice would you offer to someone starting a journey such as
mine? Where can I find info on this subject? Any one care to share
first-hand knowledge?
> >
> > Mike Lackey
> > 6:50am and getting ready to ride in Madison, AL
> >
> > PS - would be glad to share some pics off-list
>
>
> The '86 De Rosa catalog (I sell a reprint) shows photos of their
> Professional SLX equipped two ways, one with C-Record and one Super
> Record. My Ugo Blue '87 is the Super Record version and one of my
> favorite bikes (actually I say that about all my bikes ;)
>
> Cover: http://www.velo-retro.com/
>
> De Rosa Catalog, 1986 -- 4 pages, all color, pictures of Eddy Merckx on
> his De Rosa, Ugo brazing a frame, Ugo with his sons Danilo, Dorino and
> Cristiano, and Super Record equiped and Record equiped Professional SLX
> bikes. English text. Color cover. $ 7
>
> Chuck Schmidt
> South Pasadena, Southern California
> http://www.velo-retro.com (reprints, t-shirts and timelines)
>
> .