I was fortunate enough to live in Italy in the mid 80's and again in the mid 90's. During the 90's I saw monthly adverts in the major bike mags searching for classic bikes - DeRosa, Colnago, Masi etc.... from separate parties, consistently. When I would ask about classic bike parts, pre 80's, I was told by several shops that these were very expensive and much sought after by collectors. And the shops that had the 'classic' parts for sale didn't sell them cheap. I've found that the CR parts are cheaper over here in the USA than Europe, but that was just my experience.
Brian Van Baush Evergreen, CO USA
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