Classic Vintage Bikes: De Rosa

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De Rosa Vision 2001

Another beautiful example of Dedacciai 7003 aluminium framing: a De Rosa Vision from the year 2000 or 2001 with Campagnolo Daytona 9s group (Campagnolo Veloce compact chainset), Mavic Open Pro rims, Selle SMP Strike TRK saddle, bi-colour Continental GP3000 tyres, Elite gel bottle cage, ITM Millenium stem.

De Rosa Vision 2003

Not a vintage bicycle but worthy showing in my opinion, a beautiful aluminium De Rosa Vision frame from 2003. The size S is particularly adapted to women, here with Campagnolo Veloce 10 speed components and Campagnolo Vento G3 wheels. Very nice ride, bike is very light and stiff due to its small size. To complete the De Rosa a Deda handle bar, LOOK pedals, Continental tyres and Tacx water bottle cages.

For sale - Page 2

For sale a NOS and boxed Selle Italia Flite Titanium saddle from the 1990ies serie. New. SOLD

For sale a NOS Selle Italia Flite Kevlar saddle from the end of the 1990ies. New with tags, pictures will follow soon.

Beautiful Campagnolo Record bottom bracket, 102 mm axle, for double chain rings, BSA thread. SOLD

For sale a Selle Italia Flite Trans am titanium saddle from the end of the 1990ies.Used but still in very good conditions. SOLD

3TTT vintage Record 84 stem, standard diameter, 100mm length, very good conditions. SOLD

For sale a pair of Colnago water bottles made by Elite, standard diameter, new and never used. SOLD

One of my recent finds: A beautiful pair of vintage silver Sidi Tecno road cycling shoes. Size is 39.5, NOS never worn, with a pair of cleats adapters and original Sidi screws. The shoes come with a pair of Airplus inner soles. Don't miss out those ones, they are quite rare nowadays in unused conditions! SOLD

Up for sale a nice Briko Active Strato cycling bib shorts in red, maxi dry concept, size S, NOS, never worn, comes with tags. Chamois padding is Sanitized as found on the Nalini and Santini bib shorts. A nice retro look! SOLD

See the For Sale / Trade Page 3

Vintage goodies

I will list here a serie of items from the 80ies and 90ies such as vintage cycling jerseys, caps, bottles and pictures.

The first item is a long sleeves jersey from the Gewiss Ballan team from 1995, made by the Italian maker Biemme.

A Gewiss-Ballan short sleeves jersey from 1994, made by Biemme.

Here a very special item of my collection: It's an Asics jersey from the Asics Cycling Team 1998 worn by the former Italian champion Michele Bartoli the year he won the Liege-Bastogne-Liege Classic. The jersey is approximately a size XS, the label shows "Bartoli" because they were tailored for the team and are different from the ones on retail. This jersey has been signed by Michele Bartoli in the late 1998 in Montecarlo.

Here a pair of legendary Briko Zen sunglasses as worn by Marco Pantani in 1998. Still look fantastic!

And a pair of Rudy Project Aggressor sunglasses as worn by Giorgio Furlan and the Gewiss-Ballan Team in 1994... Such a great retro look!

De Rosa Primato pictures

The De Rosa Primato 1994 Team Gewiss-Ballan Replica in its version "indoor". Still waiting for better days for making pictures outside...

Finally some sunny days! I managed to do some outside pictures of my De Rosa Primato, but not completely in the Gewiss-Ballan Team Replica since I used the Campagnolo Shamal HPW wheels from 1996. Also the Selle Italia Flite saddle doesn't match the Replica and will be replaced with a black one soon...

De Rosa Planet

De Rosa Planet 1998-1999

This one has been my racing bike for one season. It’s a Dedacciai 7003 aluminium frame from the year 1998, the same was used by the professional team Riso Scotti the same year. The particularity of this frame is its exceptional painting; De Rosa indeed released a small amount of frames in the blue-yellow colour of the unfortunately no longer existing Team Ferraro of Arma di Taggia, Italy. I estimate the total amount of those frames to 30-40 pieces maximum.
The frame came with its steel fork, I added the 1999 Campagnolo Chorus group and other components the following year.
Here below the listing of the components and the pictures. Enjoy!

- De Rosa Planet frame with aluminium 7003 tubing made by Dedacciai. The size is a standard 51x53 cm.
- De Rosa steel fork, painted.
- PMP titanium seat post.
- Selle Italia Flite titanium saddle, black leather.
- De Rosa alloy seat post clamp.
- 3ttt status stem, 110 mm.
- 3ttt Ergo Power 2 round “Belgian” handlebar, 43 cm.
- Campagnolo Chorus bearings.
- Campagnolo Chorus 9s ergopower levers from 1999.
- Elite Ciussi water bottle cage.
- Campagnolo Chorus bottom bracket.
- Campagnolo Chorus crank set, 9s in 170 mm length, chain rings 53 and 39.
- Campagnolo Record pedals, Look system.
- Campagnolo Chorus brakes.
- Campagnolo Record 9s front derailleur.
- Campagnolo Chorus 9s rear mech.
- Campagnolo Record 9s chain.
- Ambrosio Excellence rims, light blue anodised finish, for tyres.
- Alpina spokes.
- Campagnolo Chorus hubs, 9s.
- Campagnolo Chorus 9s cassette, 13-23.
- Vittoria Corsa CX tyres, 19 mm section, yellow and black.
- De Rosa blue handlebar tape.

Impressions:

The De Rosa Planet is with certainty one of the best bikes I have ever ridden. First of all it’s a very resistant frame, with a perfect finish and welding. It is reactive, fast and still very comfortable for an aluminium frame. The PMP seat post adds some comfort in my opinion too. No wonder that a professional team adopted it as their race machine in 1998.

De Rosa Primato

De Rosa Primato 1994

This is my second “vintage” project, already more vintage that the Colnago Tecnos one.
I found this one in Italy too, the bike was kind of put-together mixture with Campagnolo C-Record, Chorus and Athena parts.
The frame has seen some wear and is rusty in some parts. The Columbus EL tubing was quite the top end at the time, and it’s still a light weight bike nowadays. An additional interesting feature is the Gewiss Ballan team colours pattern (blue-grey), quite difficult to find. A real “Eugeni Berzin” Replica for collectors.
Here below the listing of the components and the pictures. Enjoy!

- De Rosa Primato frame with particular reinforced bottom bracket, slightly oversized EL tubes made by Columbus. The size is a 52x53 cm, quite standard for the time.
- De Rosa fork, chromed.
- Campagnolo C-Record seat post.
- Selle Italia Flite titanium saddle, black leather with Selle Italia embroidery.
- Campagnolo seat post bolt.
- 3ttt titanium stem, 120 mm.
- 3ttt Prima 220 “Anatomic” handlebar, 42 cm.
- Campagnolo C-Record bearings.
- Campagnolo C-Record 8s ergopower levers from 1994.
- Elite Ciussi water bottle cage with titanium bolts.
- Campagnolo C-Record bottom bracket.
- Campagnolo C-Record crank set, 8s in 170 mm length, chain rings 53 and 41.
- Campagnolo C-Record pedals, Look system.
- Campagnolo C-Record brakes.
- Campagnolo C-Record 8s front derailleur.
- Campagnolo C-Record 8s rear mech.
- Campagnolo Record 9s chain.
- Campagnolo Shamal 8s aero wheels, for tubulars.
- Campagnolo Record 8s cassette, 13-23.
- Veloflex Criterium tubulars, 22 mm section.
- Deda white handlebar tape.

Impressions:

I was writing in a previous post that my Colnago Tecnos was probably the best bike I have ever ridden... well, that's not true anymore! I will put the De Rosa Primato on top of my list. The bike is just fantastic, smooth ride, pure pleasure and unequaled comfort. Even with the Campagnolo Shamal wheels and tyres, the frames absorbs most of the road vibrations, much more than the Colnago Tecnos with the same wheelset. That makes the Colnago Tecnos a pure racing machine and the De Rosa Primato more an "all-rounder", which is just perfect for my current usage.