1986-era De Rosa

rgsparkman said:

Would anyone be willing to estimate what price I might be able to receive for a 1986 De Rosa with Columbus SLX tubing and Shimano 600 components in near-mint condition? At this point its best value might be as a "vintage" bike - certainly nobody would use it to race.

I bet it was about $1,000 to $1200 new- odd to have Shimano on an Italian bike in that era. Lots of DeRosa fans, not too many 600 collectors. The frame only would bring probably $5 or $6 hundred so maybe a little more with the components... $800 if you're really lucky. I'd love to have it.

Is it red with the prize ribbon on the top tube? Those were THE bikes to have in the crit circuit, although Ugo liked the blue ones better.

DiabloScott said:

I bet it was about $1,000 to $1200 new- odd to have Shimano on an Italian bike in that era. Lots of DeRosa fans, not too many 600 collectors. The frame only would bring probably $5 or $6 hundred so maybe a little more with the components... $800 if you're really lucky. I'd love to have it.

Is it red with the prize ribbon on the top tube? Those were THE bikes to have in the crit circuit, although Ugo liked the blue ones better.

Well, it isn't red or blue -- it's gold, but I think it's a beautiful bike. I would of course have preferred C Record components at the time I bought it. Don't know why my lbs put Shimano 600 on it (the hubs were DuraAce).

Brilliant knowledge of the market - if I remember right it was about $1,050 and an extra set of aero wheels pushed it up to around $1,200.

I actually thought about buying vintage C Record components and putting them on to see if I could get the cost back. I understand Ugo's bikes are among the top 3 Italian bikes for collectors.

That sounds interesting... please post some pics!

Thanks, Pietro

Powerful Pete said:

That sounds interesting... please post some pics!

Thanks, Pietro

Will do, Pietro, I'll try to take them and get them online by Thursday morning my time (I'm in Colorado, so I'm GMT -7).

Ray

Thanks! I would love to see a Gold De Rosa... I am the proud owner of:

1. A RED De Rosa Professional(Columbus SLX) all C-Record except for Super Record cranks.

2. A white De Rosa Planet (Alu+carbon) all Chorus.

I am kind of partial to De Rosa... 😄

Powerful Pete said:

Thanks! I would love to see a Gold De Rosa... I am the proud owner of:

1. A RED De Rosa Professional(Columbus SLX) all C-Record except for Super Record cranks.

2. A white De Rosa Planet (Alu+carbon) all Chorus.

I am kind of partial to De Rosa... 😄

I guess so!

Shimano 600 on a DeRosa... there should be a law against that...

You should price up C-Record components on ebay, they're not that expensive these days, except the Delta brakes which are rather pricey. Oddly enough, the old steel Record pedals command a high price today, quite a bit higher than the aluminum caged models.

The last time I looked, top of the line Record equipped classic bikes were going in the $800-900 range for, say, a clean Raleigh Professional, Colnago, Schwinn Paramount, etc... Near mint DeRosa should go for a bit more. I bought my two 531 framed/Campy NR equipped Falcons for $250 (dirty condition) and $500 (near mint). May not be as light as current bikes, but the chromed lugs and paint exhibit a level of craftsmanship that just can't be found on cycles today.

Sell it? Fix it up and ride it! While my Falcon is no match for my contemporary ride on a downhill, it has a velvet smooth ride, and lightning quick handling. Just a delight to ride, and it looks so classy.

rgsparkman said:

Well, it isn't red or blue -- it's gold, but I think it's a beautiful bike. I would of course have preferred C Record components at the time I bought it. Don't know why my lbs put Shimano 600 on it (the hubs were DuraAce).

Brilliant knowledge of the market - if I remember right it was about $1,050 and an extra set of aero wheels pushed it up to around $1,200.

I actually thought about buying vintage C Record components and putting them on to see if I could get the cost back. I understand Ugo's bikes are among the top 3 Italian bikes for collectors.

JohnO said:

Shimano 600 on a DeRosa... there should be a law against that...

You should price up C-Record components on ebay, they're not that expensive these days, except the Delta brakes which are rather pricey. Oddly enough, the old steel Record pedals command a high price today, quite a bit higher than the aluminum caged models.

The last time I looked, top of the line Record equipped classic bikes were going in the $800-900 range for, say, a clean Raleigh Professional, Colnago, Schwinn Paramount, etc... Near mint DeRosa should go for a bit more. I bought my two 531 framed/Campy NR equipped Falcons for $250 (dirty condition) and $500 (near mint). May not be as light as current bikes, but the chromed lugs and paint exhibit a level of craftsmanship that just can't be found on cycles today.

Sell it? Fix it up and ride it! While my Falcon is no match for my contemporary ride on a downhill, it has a velvet smooth ride, and lightning quick handling. Just a delight to ride, and it looks so classy.

Thanks for the info JohnO. Yes, I should just ride it...I seem to have caught the "collectibles" disease (and also want to justify my new bike purchases to my wife by selling my old ones). As far as the Shimano 600, I agree, but I think I just prevailed upon my bike shop 20 years ago to get me a De Rosa in a price range I could afford. Of course I knew it wasn't worthy when I made this Faustian bargain.