That is a standard columbus stay end, rather than a domed end it is a clumsy
imitation of a hand finished stay end that appeared beginning about 1982.
Much nicer than the crushed over the dropout tab chainstays on many 70's
Bottechias but not a KOF frame. Brian Blum in Berkeley
>From: Chuck Schmidt <chuckschmidt@earthlink.net>
>To: CR RENDEZVOUS <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
>Subject: Re: [CR]Pink De Rosa
>Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2007 16:54:40 -0800
>
>I'm struck by how clumsy the seat and chain stay to dropout transition is
>on the eBay bike. Looks like the Merckx style (Ugo De Rosa helped in
>setting up Eddy's factory), not the De Rosa style. I've got five Merckx
>bikes and love them dearly but never cared for the stay to dropout
>transition that Eddy uses.
>
>Pink eBay De Rosa drop out:
><http://i10.ebayimg.com/03/i/000/81/fc/84f4_3.JPG>
>
>My late '80s De Rosa has the same style as Ray's bike shown in the links
>below (his dropouts are stamped "CAMPAGNOLO" and mine are stamped "DE
>ROSA").
>
>Ray Dobbins' De Rosa drop out:
><http://www.raydobbins.com/derosa/photos/photo38.jpg>
><http://www.raydobbins.com/derosa/photos/photo42.jpg>
>
>
>Was the pink bike made during a bad period for Ugo? Comments?
>
>Chuck Schmidt
>South Pasadena, CA USA
>www.velo-retro.com (reprints, t-shirts & timelines)