mikey, mikey, mikey...
this would be a tough thread - because the rose coloured*
glasses would need thicker and thicker lenses to really
disect CR era stuff in the vein that u r suggesting. i think
the derosa that is depicted is/was state of the art re "work-
manship" back then. otoh, when i stripped the paint from my
TWO italian 71 masis i was aghast at the level of heavy-handness
that was evident. i even wrote about it in my tome, Period Correct®.
i think the issue will become linked to our antenaes (sp?) going
up much higher now than they were able to go in the 70s. it's
an across-the-board problem when retrospecting. i like keeping
things within their respective eras. my opinion of the a singers was
based in a 2003 sensibility, but i think the derosa and others like
them were mighty fine for 70s work. the only builder whose frames
i saw (read: I SAW...) back then whose work and workmanship crossed
eras was w.b. hurlow.
e-RICHIE®
Richard Sachs Cycles
No.9, North Main Street
Chester, CT 06412 USA
Tel. 860.526.2059
site: http://www.richardsachs.com
pics: http://photos.yahoo.com/
*i spelled in the british way because i'm feeling so gay now that the UCONN HUSKIES KICKED BUTTKUS AT THE NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS.
On Wed, 07 Apr 2004 19:09:18 +0000 hersefan@comcast.net writes: 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...
> e-RICHIE®
> Richard Sachs Cycles
> No.9, North Main Street
> Chester, CT 06412 USA
> Tel. 860.526.2059
> site: http://www.richardsachs.com
> pics: http://photos.yahoo.com/
> rants: http://richardsachs.blogspot.com/
>
>
>
> 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/
> grant mclean
> Toronto, Canada