De Rosa
 

Prospect Park, Brooklyn, 4/21/10

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suh-WEET!

That's one of the nicer De Rosas I've seen lately.

......and I've seen a few.

Please tell us about this beautiful bike!

Garfield Street entrance!

Beautiful color on that thing.

I've wanted a De Rosa for many years (who hasn't?). I was trawling the internet looking for a bike for my girlfriend and found this. Purchased from a kid in Jersey who inherited it from his great-uncle, who, apparently, used to race it. The kid didn't really know what he had gotten his hands on.

When the great-uncle got old, he put a Campy triple on the front - he had to swap the bottom bracket - and a Suntour Cyclone long-cage RD to accommodate the chain wrap.

I swapped the wheels, saddle, double crank, Super Record FD and 1978 NR RD from my Carlton, and installed a new bottom bracket; gave her some fresh bar tape (almost destroying the ancient Modolo gum hoods in the process), and rode. A sublime long-distance rider, as you might expect; the most comfortable, solid-feeling bike I've ever ridden.

Frame and fork from the late 70's?

And, yes, I've never seen a bike this color - a deep gray-green flecked with gold. Gorgeous.

Dang!

That is beautiful!

What a nice machine that is
lovely weather for riding , it looks that way anyway )
:)

Lovely .
Cheers
/T

Wow, very cool! Glad you can ride a fancy bike like that in Prospect Park these days. When I was growing up in Brooklyn, the park was a crime zone (70's-80's)!

PS - You NEED a Super Record RD!

I know! I have tons of cool old bits, would be happy to trade!

Nice man Ive wanted one for ever. You dont see them in my neck of the woods.

What a nice surprise to see Caterham's very special De Rosa so early in the morning!

Definitely one of the bikes that got me going on road bikes again....

As perfect as you'll ever find.

Thank you for posting.

Thanks for the info, Caterham!

(Those are some beautiful hubs!)

Does this call for a show off your De Rosa thread?