Sounds great just enjoy the ride.
Steven Willis
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Scotch Plains NJ 07076
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> "Steven Willis" <smwillis@verizon.net> writes:
> > Just for the record I know that DeRosa built some frame with out the
> > diamond chain stays for teams in Europe and were not meant to be
> > imported.
>
> I recently told the story(1) of acquiring Gregor Braun's old team
> Moser. It's a 1981 bike built just two years after Francesco Moser
launched
> his bicycle company, while Moser was still racing. I'd wondered who
> actually built the Moser, for Braun.
>
> Two Sundays ago I did the Silicon Valley ride(2), and brought the Moser. I
> should mention that I don't know much about road bikes from before around
> 1985, since that's when I started riding and racing them. Peter Johnson
> took a quick scan of the Moser in the parking lot, felt the diamond shaped
> stays and suggested it may have been built at De Rosa.
>
> BTW, it rides rather nicely. It needs a longer stem for me to fit it
> properly, and a proper drivetrain tune. (I rode it nearly as received.)
I'm
> looking forward to riding it with nice wheels.
>
> Anyway,
>
> Morgan Fletcher
> Oakland, CA
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