As I recall when I bought one last year, the original owner or some other
person whose opinion I really respected informed me that these bikes were
not built as replicas, but were some '80 vintage bikes that DeRosa found in
storage or something like that and just repackaged with graphics and paint
in order to sell them. They were in no way anything like a faithful replica
of the original bikes. They had all the touches of the '80s DeRosas, such
as hearts on various bridges and brackets, lugs, etc. Owning one, I found
no feeling at all that it was anything but a dolled up '80s bike. Still a
very nice bike, for all that. Certainly not a true replica, though.
If '80s De Rosa bikes are appealing to you, you'd probably like them. Mine
was a very smooth ride, if I recall.
Tom Sanders
Lansing, Mi