Like a Cornelo.

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I THINK I’ve seen Aelle and/or Cromor Somecs around on eBay. I seem to remember it/them without the head lug treatment.

hey now that’s a pretty serious accusation
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great looking bike, I love the Gipimme group


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Dude, please snag that Somec. You can find another De Rosa!!

I vote Somec for this exact reason. Hard to beieve you can go wrong either way, though.

Very well could be. Seems like SL tubing and above got the cool head lugs.

Gipiemme is also, like SOMEC, underrepresented. IT Has Gipiemme hubs, brake calipers and crankset (BB, dunno); Campagnolo fd & rd, and brake levers; Mavic shifters.

Buy one of each and live with them for a bit.

Internet discussions are fun, but you can tell the difference when you compare in person.

I currently own five classic track bikes including an Eddy Merckx and the de Rosa rides the best - so fast and responsive. It's not the most expensive bike I own, or the best condition, but it's for sure the last one I'd sell. I don't think my dentist would want it.

Right now there are 14 Somec bikes or frames on ebay and around 30 de Rosas.

Not in my experience.

The shop I rode for had three options with a De Rosa frameset.

Think of good, better, best.

It was all defined by groupsets.

The "dentists" were not racing att. Think of 22 year old's right out of college. They were riding for the local shops and/or schools.

A few bought the Campy options.

Everyone else bought the frameset with 7400 or Suntour.

I rode/raced with 7400.

Dentist bikes hit the front page here with Serotta.

and 847 Colnagos! LOL

I think it's around '85 or so. And mine had a Super Corsa decal on the non-DS chainstay, so apparently that's mine's model name; this is the replacement, just like the original:

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DD

Someone should buy that just to get the bars and levers in the right position.

De Rosa with DA 7400

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Early Somec Air...really nice. over here it would cost min 1.5x, frames go for EUR700-1500 depending on condition and original paint... the bar (at least the tape) the sadlle and the tires should would ( if it was mine) go...

Arent you the one who needs one?

'Want' more than 'need'. Wrong continent unfortunately.

I know.... I told you I've checked the shipping prices :( so we need to find something nice at such a low price which makes up for them.
Mine was EUR100, friend's (who got the plague for Somecs after seeing mine) Cromor with Martini paint was 140, Air 2001 sold last month in Switzerland for CHF160 (I'M still crying if I just think about that).
Still there are plenty of people not knowing what they have.

I feel that way about Leicas,,,,,,

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Expanding bucket list. De Rosa in the stable so it may be time to look for SOMEC. It took years to get the DR Pro.

Without pics or knowing if pricing is good, fair, or overpaying...just get the DeRosa. It really is that easy.

Brought it home!
 

SOMEC for the win!
If the DeRosa had been a bit larger, it would have been a tough decision. But like I say: if it doesn’t fit, then color and price don’t matter. Need to swap out the stem from a 120mm to a 100mm, and may change out brake levers & calipers at that time. Will post some detail shots in a day or two.

That was the first thing I did before I test rode it! Even if I didn’t get it, I was going to set the bars right!