I received a lot of offers on the frameset (and some were very interesting) but have decided to pull it off the market. After contacting De Rosa with further details that surfaced in my photos, they identified the frameset to be either from 1969 or 1970 which makes the frame quite a bit more interesting to me. It will be part of my permanent collection and will likely be repainted it in Faema livery.
Thanks for all the offers emailed, Tam Pham Huntington Beach, CA - USA
On 4/10/07, Tam Pham <terminaut@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> I thought I'd try the list before putting this frameset on eBay. It's a
> circa 1973 De Rosa frame and fork that is in great condition except for
> the paint. I don't know whether the paint is original or not, but to my eyes
> it looks like it was repainted/redecaled, then sat in some sunny area for a
> while (thus causing fade), then the decals were peeled off leaving a
> brighter shade of the red where the decals were. That's just my guess as the
> frameset came from Europe through a middleman and no history is known.
>
> I emailed photos to De Rosa quite a while back and they thought the frame
> to be around '73 or thereabouts. There are no dings/dents that I am aware
> of, and this would make an excellent project for any De Rosa fan. The
> slightly sloping fork crown is sort of unique and I don't recall seeing it
> on other early De Rosas. Some photos can be viewed here:
>
> http://www.chainedrevolution.com/
>
> I am looking to trade it off for other interesting vintage
> bikes/framesets/what-have-you. Interested mostly on very high end stuff but
> my tastes are eclectic so you never know. :-)
>
>
> Cheers,
> Tam Pham
> Huntington Beach, CA - USA