Tam,
I wouldn't be too surprised if that DeRosa was even a year or two older than that. I've seen that crown on a few other late 60's and early 70's Italian frames, including Pogliaghi and my '69 Colnago Super.
Brian Baylis
La Mesa, CA
Hi all,
I thought I'd try the list before putting this frameset on eBay. It's a circa 1973 De Rosa frame and fork that is in great condition except for the paint. I don't know whether the paint is original or not, but to my eyes it looks like it was repainted/redecaled, then sat in some sunny area for a
while (thus causing fade), then the decals were peeled off leaving a brighter shade of the red where the decals were. That's just my guess as the frameset came from Europe through a middleman and no history is known.
I emailed photos to De Rosa quite a while back and they thought the frame to be around '73 or thereabouts. There are no dings/dents that I am aware o f, and this would make an excellent project for any De Rosa fan. The slight ly sloping fork crown is sort of unique and I don't recall seeing it on oth er early De Rosas. Some photos can be viewed here:
http://www.chainedrevolution.com/
I am looking to trade it off for other interesting vintage bikes/framesets/what-have-you. Interested mostly on very high end stuff but my tastes are eclectic so you never know. :-)
Cheers,
Tam Pham
Huntington Beach, CA - USA