Re: [CR] Stinky DeRosa on yokoo web update

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From: <hersefan@comcast.net>
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR] Stinky DeRosa on yokoo web update
Date: Wed, 07 Apr 2004 19:09:18 +0000

Hi CR folks,

If you go to the Japanese web site in Richards post you will see images of a DeRosa which is one of the very rare early 70's ones.

The workmanship on this one like one I personally owned a few years back is painfully weak - check out the braze globs at the seatlug for example. The one I owned had brazing gaps of pathetic proportions. It was still a very cool bike though...

After putting Alex Singer through the workmanship wringer a few weeks back, it is time someone put DeRosa through the wringer as well. I thought the one I had was an aberation. Apparently not.

Also on the topic of quality, I cut open an old Cinelli which was crashed to examine. Overall way better than necessary, but some mighty poor mitering compared with a top tier American built frame.

Mike Kone in Boulder CO

I have
> yup
> that's exactly how i remember the first derosas i saw.
> they were dubois lugged with the odd dipsy-do in the
> front of the head tube. pity - those frames never had a
> reinforcer brazed within the seat lug ears: all the crushed,
> mis-shapen, and distorted lugs.
> but i digress.
> i also have good news. in addition to saving on my car insurance
> by switching to geico, UCONN HUSKIES KICKED BUTTKUS AT
> THE NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS.
> gotta go...
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>
>
> On Wed, 07 Apr 2004 14:24:39 -0400 Grant McLean
> <Grant.McLean@SportingLife.ca> writes:
> Hi List,
> I noticed today that the japanese website for Yokoo cycles has been
> updated with some more fancy retro stuff. Note the nice derosa....
> http://www.cycles-yokoo.co.jp/collection.html.html
> grant mclean
> Toronto, Canada