I'm unworthy!! 4 steel De Rosas?!?!? They all look awesome! Are there noticeable differences in the ride?

Assuming that they're all the same size, the white Primato. He's a great seller, it has all of the stuff you want it to have and there's just something about a white De Rosa. I'd pick the el OS professional second.

I'd wager few of us could tell the difference riding them, but EL OS has more snob appeal and was a little higher on the food chain.

I wish De Rosa made a MAX model.

Honestly I don't think I could pick a difference between EL/OS and Genius ride. If there is I think it would be swamped by the different set up in my bikes - tubular vs clincher, deep section vs shallow section rims, etc.

The ride on all of them (including the Nuovo Classico, which uses SLX new (aka TSX)) is sublime. And the geometry just seems to be perfect for confident descending. I do most of my fast riding on a Cannondale Six13 but on a winding descent I can push much harder on the De Rosas. I have never ridden any other italian bikes so maybe they're nothing special amongst the exotics, but my first ride on one blew me away and I've pretty much been a one brand guy ever since. For someone like me, a bright red and chrome Primato with Record 9 speed is like the 250 GTO of bikes.

I think there's a reason De Rosas are so well regarded among the Italians. Some of this is preference, and I'm a proponent of n+1 experimentation. Part of it is that De Rosa makes forks to each bike/size...I think that makes a noticeable difference.

I'm not sure what De Rosa did - but I wouldn't call a genius uni-crown De Rosa a Primato.

My Professional rides differently than my Nuovo Classico, the TSX tubes of the Classico feel a bit stiffer. But that might just be in my mind as they are each set up quite differently. Regardless, I love both bikes but I seem to ride the Professional more often.

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aaron, it's a tough call as each has one thing that elevates it from the rest. The white mica is indeed a sweet bike. The owner is good people for sure. I LOVE white frames, but for a De Rosa, Faema has always made me lust. Ferrari red IMHO, is the next classic color. Z's Primato has everything but Faema colors. It's in great condition, but not as in pristine a condition that the other two are in. These two are in almost NOS condition. The Genius NP is missing EL OS but has Faema and the unique, sharper diamanté CS. The Ferrari red Professional is missing both Faema and diamanté CS, but is EL OS.

your two De Rosas are absolutely perfect. I couldn't choose between the two, if i could only save one in a fire. What about you? Which would you save from a fire if you could only save one??? :D

what about MAX do you like? Isn't it for bigger heavier riders that makes for a harsher ride?

I'm a heavier rider - I love it. Or, more exactly, I like how my MAX frame was made.

Of my three De Rosas, I'd save the Primato...not even a question.

nice set of Rosas! I can't believe how many of you have multiple De Rosas- often of the same models (Jet- I know yours aren't the same models). I have 4 Colnagos but not two of the same models. Although I would get more than one C40! :)

is your Pro made of SLX?