De Rosa "Primato"
 

Gentlemen,

I am considering the purchase of a early 90's De Rosa Primato, Columbus SLX, Campy Chorus. From my research, De Rosa has a solid reputation. Any specific insight on these frames from the early 90's time period?

Thanks!

These were fine bikes, in fact one of the top 3 or 4 Italian manufactures!

what are the top manufacturers?
Basso, Battaglin, Bottechia, Cinelli, Colnago, De Rosa, Guerciotti, Masi, Merckx, Pinarello, Pogliaghi, Tommassini, Tommaso... etc?

Are you sure it's SLX and early 90's?

This bike?
http://miami.craigslist.org/bik/703667449.html

I know a few folks who've passed on it. You should check it very closely. It's been for sale for months, there must be a reason.

BTW– That craigslist miami fellow has an italian email address and won't ship.

You listed quite a few good ones but in my, howbeit lousy opinion, would be De Rosa, Masi of old, Cinelli, and Colnago. The rest of the bikes you mentioned are not in as high of a demand, mostly because the build quality varied too much over the years from poor to very good, thus the resale values are lower.

whoa, that bike threw me for a loop. i have an 88 slx de rosa that's dark blue with bronze cxp 30's.

for what it's worth, i absolutely love my de rosa. best bike i've ever owned. it handles perfectly in all situations. it's fairly light as well, for a 61 c-c lugged steel bike. i have it at 21 pounds complete, with a mix of d-a. i consider this frame a lifer for me.

unless the seller is weird or the bike is weird or something, i'd go for it.

While I don't have a De Rosa my Cinelli is also a sweet ride; maybe that's why I put in my top 4 list!