OK, what is "the" holy grail of bicycles?
Ted Baer
Palo Alto, CA
> I think Mike makes a good point. I have a few "Holy
> Grail" bikes for me in
> the basement right now...to me...they are worth it
> for whatever reason I
> have or someone else may have but I have seen some
> FAR rarer imported
> marques with excellent quality builds brought into
> this country for what I
> would consider steals compared with these values.
> They just don't have the
> "name" that some others have...
>
> Then again, this is all just my opinion
>
> Walt Skrzypek
> Falls Creek, Pa
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <hersefan@comcast.net>
> To: "Ted E. Baer" <wickedsky@sbcglobal.net>;
> <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
> Sent: Friday, May 20, 2005 1:03 PM
> Subject: Re: [CR]What makes DeRosa ($7220) worth
> more than Confente
> ($6550)???
>
>
> > Actually its Mario Confente frames - post his Masi
> career that are so
> > super rare. But, there are 135 of them out there
> (OK, a few lost in
> > crashes). There were very few of these DeRosa
> bikes brought into the
> > country - they are much more rare! Its supply and
> demand. DeRosa is by
> > anybodys account one of the great Italian bikes,
> so given that so few came
> > here, the value makes sense.
> >
> > Of course by late 70's, DeRosas were plentiful
> compared to either - but
> > those bikes aren't worth the big bucks.
> >
> > Now despite the value of the DeRosa, the build
> quality on the one I had
> > and others I've heard about is just plain stinky
> in places - almost
> > comical compared to a Confente.
> >
> > So maybe in terms of scarcity, the DeRosa is the
> holy grail of Italian
> > bikes from the early 70's period.
> >
> > Now in my mind none of these bikes are the holy
> grail - but we all like
> > different things.
> >
> > Mike Kone in Boulder CO
> > -------------- Original message --------------
> >
> >>
> >> Well, subject line says nearly all. I was lead to
> >> believe that the (Mario) Confete Masi was the
> "holy
> >> grail" of bicycles?
> >>
> >> What am I missing here with regards to the
> history of
> >> this DeRosa bicycle?
> >>
> >> Ted Baer
> >> Palo Alto, CA
> >>
> >>
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