I will be building up my girlfriends De Rosa Primato tomorrow and wanted to post some before pics. I believe the frame is a 94/95.











The bike was originally given to her by a family friend because it had a dent in the top tube and he already had another one. Not knowing what she had she didn't take the best care of it until we started dating.
This was probably the most stunning bike I had ever seen. Beautiful red paint, chrome lugs, diamond chain stays, the whole 9 yards. Unfortunately, it was in a very sad state when I first saw it- multiple dents on the top tube, and a few stickers on the bike (I had to hold back tears).

I have since convinced my girlfriend to invest in it and allow me to return it to its former glory (or at least do the bike justice). She paid to get it re-sprayed and had a builder attempt to (unsuccessfully) get some of the dents out. The dents are quite minor but they are still visible. The re-paint is no where near my standards (or that of a De Rosa) but its her bike. I ordered a set of decals from Cyclomondo and applied them myself. I'm quite happy with how they came out and would definitely buy from them again.

I'll be building it up with a Campagnolo Chorus/Athena 9 speed group. The parts are in very good condition and I think will look perfect on the bike. For wheels, I've got a beautiful set of Chorus hubs laced to Open Pro rims. Cinelli bars/stem and Selle Italia Turbo saddle round out the build.

I should be done sometime tomorrow evening and will post some pics over the weekend. I don't have the best camera but am hoping I can borrow my friend's SLR and take some nice ones.

-Alex