Originally Posted by
bikerosity57
You can see that the quality of these Italian roadsters is a lot higher than even the old Raleighs. I believe the modern Italian roadsters are a lot better quality than the Indian, or Chinese by a long way. I had a catalog once a while ago for the Umberto Dei (amazing I couldn't remember the name), and regardless of whether they aren't as nice as in by gone days, they are still very nice indeed.
For what it's worth, I have encountered a modern DEI in person and was shocked by how heavy it was. And I say that as someone who is used to English Roadsters and Dutch bikes! The DEI weighed about twice as much as my Raleigh DL-1. I would not be able to own such a bike, because there's no way I'd lock it up overnight outdoors in Boston - and dragging it up the stairs would be mission impossible.