Originally Posted by
Gary Fountain
Looks nice. It probably doesn't get any better than a red De Rosa. I'm sure there are plenty of fine examples of De Rosa's in this forum to get a good idea of the decals you might need. As for the paint crack - my gut feeling is that it's just a case of the new paint job shrinking when it was settling down after being painted. I'm confident a touch-up will solve the issue.
Originally Posted by
repechage
On the imaged bottom bracket shell gap- I would consider filling it with something inert, I have to think about what just so water does not collect from rain, spray or washing and cause corrosion.
Gaps are not good, but the strength of lugged construction is that even poorly built units hold up just fine.
My bet the original owner never knew about it until he got it resprayed, and the guy doing the repaint did not fill the gap. I have seen enough naked bikes to know that the painter is the brazers best friend, or can be.
Originally Posted by
repechage
I think you are optimistic here. but I really doubt it will break.
I used a small needle to poke around then a small blade to remove some more paint. It's almost impossible to take a good picture of, but I don't see a crack. Maybe a little bit more brass could've prevented such a sharp transition causing the paint the crack. What do you guys think? Seller seems like a great guy so it probably just passed by him.
