On Jun 5, 2009, at 6:41 PM, Charlotte Bronte wrote:
> I second Brian Bayliss's recollection of DeRosas at Talbot's in San
> Mateo CA. My older brother Paul Aguirre purchased his green DeRosa
> there in 1975, along with a pearl yellow Kessels Main D'Or for Mary
> Vinella, also 1975, which they passed on to me. They rode these
> particular bikes all over the Santa Cruz mountains and La Honda area
> for many years.
>
> Robert Aguirre
> Windsor, ON (Canada), formerly of Redwood City, CA
>
Those DeRosas didn't make up to Marin county. That was strictly Colnago
territory. It was just a quick trip over the Richmond Bridge to Velo
Sport and a showroom full of Colnagos. Those were the days.
Phil Brown
Had one myself but not in Oakland, Calif.