I think you were right the first time. This farme is mid 80's. I'm pretty sure that Chuck would agree. I think that you may have misconstrued his historical account. (snip)
Yes I agree, Bob has misconstrued the historical account.
Chuck Schmidt
Yes I misconstrued Chuck's historical account (meaning I misinterpreted it, not intending to deceive anyone) and reacted to it too late at night to think clearly. Sounded almost too good to be true, finding that Moser had asked De Rosa to build his bikes. But the SLX, braze-ons, and other features have led me to conclude this is from the 80s, as I originally stated in the listing. Still no consensus whether it was a De Rosa or a Benotto build, but I am still leaning towards De Rosa. Someone said Benotto did diamond chainstays both sides but this has only on the left. And no one has said they have seen a Benotto with hearts on the fork crown. But I am enjoying all the chit chat about it. Now to get all those Japanese bidders to try to outsmart each other at the end....
thanks for all the input.
Bob Freeman
Seattle