[CR]Those De Rosa replicas...certainly not true replicas

(Example: Racing:Jacques Boyer)

From: Tom Sanders <tsan7759142@comcast.net>
To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Date: Fri, 31 Dec 2004 07:01:28 -0500
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Subject: [CR]Those De Rosa replicas...certainly not true replicas

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