Re: [CR]DeRosa on ebay

(Example: Events:Eroica)

Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2001 16:10:37 -0700
From: "Chuck Schmidt" <chuckschmidt@earthlink.net>
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR]DeRosa on ebay
References: <F43KULPEhGD1XyCTr9r00008cc3@hotmail.com>


Keith Kessel wrote:
>
> It's hard to tell from the pics I saw but the bike in question appears to be
> from the 1980's. Most 70's Italian bikes did not have braze ons for a water
> bottle on the seat tube. Also the seat post is an aero design and the brakes
> are not period correct for the 70's. If the derailleur cables go under the
> bottom bracket rather than the typical above bracket Campy braze ons, I
> think you can assume that this is an 80's bike. I would love to have that
> tandem or even the track bike though!

Yes, I too thought it would be neat to get a n.o.s. 70s Peugeot Track Bike to go with my other Peugeots until I saw this jpeg of the chainstay/forkend detail... YIKES!!!

http://members.aol.com/bull369/jul24/mvc-035s.jpg

Chuck Schmidt
South Pasadena, Southern California