Dienstag, 29. Dezember 2009

De Rosa Worldwide


De Rosa Italy – De Rosa Ugo & Figli Srl


International De Rosa-Dealers


Germany / AustriaPASSIONE BICI


Japan – derosa.jp


USA / Canada / Mexico – TRIALTIR USA INC.


New Zealand – FORZA BIKES LIMITED


Denmark / Sweden / Norway – JUHL CYCLING APS


Belgium / Luxembourg / Netherlands – UPGRADE BIKE COMPONENTS


Czech Republic – XCR SVORADA Sport Centrum


Singapore – Performance Cycles


Spain – CICLOBIKESPORT


Switzerland – BELIMPORT


Taiwan – HELIOSER


United Kingdom – Jim Walker & Co.

Montag, 28. Dezember 2009

Campione Cycles from Vancouver, Canada presents De Rosa bikes



DE ROSA MERAK Frame

Dedacciai SC61.10A Aluminum. 1" head tube.
Size: 48.5x52, Weight: 1155 g.



DE ROSA PLANET Frame and Fork

Dedacciai 7003 H.T. Aluminum. 1" threaded cormoly fork.
Size: 51.5x54, Weight: 1995 g.

Photos and Text by: Campione Cycles

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Dear De Rosa fans, in case you want to contribute to my blog feel free to send in your photos, stories, articles, illustrations etc. related to De Rosa. Looking forward to your mails, Marcello

Sonntag, 27. Dezember 2009

Cotton Cap



Acqua Sapone/Caffe Mokambo/De Rosa 2009 Cotton Cap by prendas.co.uk

Samstag, 26. Dezember 2009

Pietro´s De Rosa Professional SLX – 1993


De Rosa Professional SLX


Corsa Record derailleurs, 8 speed set-up, with 53x42 Super Record cranks. Look pedals


Super Record cranks. Still a thing of beauty today.


Columbus SLX


Flat-head fork, along with some dirt and Dura Ace brakes, 1994 vintage, if I recall correctly.


The chromed chainstays are suffering ...

So ladies and gentlemen, today I would like to take you for a ride down memory lane. Yes, indeed, that is a 1993 De Rosa Professional, Columbus SLX tubing, built up with a mixture of Campagnolo Corsa Record (8 speed), Super Record and a wee bit of Shimano.

She (all my bicycles are females) has a rather interesting history. I was attending graduate school at the time, and British Airways bent the back triangle of my previous bike to the point that a wheel would not fit into it. This De Rosa was therefore purchased at a bike shop in Manhattan, NYC, where I was living at the time, with my components switched over from the previous frame (a very nice Rossin SL). Yes, an Italian specialissima bought by an Italian in the United States. A bit complicated, but you get it. ...

The whole story ... pastatrails.blogspot.com

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Pietro from Italy sent me some pictures of his very nice DE ROSA Professional SLX.

Thanks a lot and many greetings to Italy!
Marcello

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Dear De Rosa fans, in case you want to contribute to my blog feel free to send in your photos, stories, articles, illustrations etc. related to De Rosa. Looking forward to your mails, Marcello

Dienstag, 22. Dezember 2009

Pic of the day – De Rosa TT in Boise, Idaho, USA



This pretty De Rosa hangs out in the front of the G Fit Studio.

Photo by: Ray Tracing

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Dear De Rosa fans, in case you want to contribute to my blog feel free to send in your photos, stories, articles, illustrations etc. related to De Rosa. Looking forward to your mails, Marcello

Sonntag, 20. Dezember 2009

Coppi e Bartali team bike photos – 2006







A few photos of some of the team bikes and cars at the Coppi e Bartali race, of which you can read all about here.

Posted: 31 March 2006
by David Arthur

By the website: roadcyclinguk.com

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Dear De Rosa fans, in case you want to contribute to my blog feel free to send in your photos, stories, articles, illustrations etc. related to De Rosa. Looking forward to your mails, Marcello

Samstag, 19. Dezember 2009

Phil´s De Rosa Protos





Phil from England sent me some pictures of his very nice DE ROSA Neo Primato.

Thanks a lot and many greetings to England!
Marcello

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Dear De Rosa fans, in case you want to contribute to my blog feel free to send in your photos, stories, articles, illustrations etc. related to De Rosa. Looking forward to your mails, Marcello

Donnerstag, 17. Dezember 2009

Samstag, 12. Dezember 2009

TECH FEATURES: ROAD TRIPPING THROUGH ITALY PART 4: COLNAGO AND DEROSA

Our stop at De Rosa was preceded by a quick lunch at the local il bociodromo (bocci ball court) where company namesake Ugo De Rosa often goes to hang with his friends to play cards and socialize. Like Wilier and Carerra, the De Rosa factory is fronted by a retail shop ...

The whole story: roadbikeaction.com
TECH FEATURES: ROAD TRIPPING THROUGH ITALY PART 4: COLNAGO AND DEROSA



It’s hard to miss the DeRosa shop.




Like so many other Italian cycling companies, the DeRosa business is run by the family. Christiano DeRosa is the youngest of the three DeRosa siblings who each play important roles within the company.




DeRosa offers the latest in carbon fiber frame designs, but thankfully keeps the beautiful steel Neo Primato in the lineup as well.




Back in 1973 Ugo DeRosa was a mechanic for Eddy Merckx and built bikes for the Belgian great and the Molteni team. Lo and behold, there among the new DeRosa frames was an old Merckx frame.

Fly V Australia to soar on De Rosa Bicycles in 2010

News by: About Fly V Australia Pro Cycling Team







The famed Italian frame builder De Rosa is to be the official bicycle sponsor of the Fly V Australia professional cycling team in 2010.

De Rosa is one of the oldest and most revered names in Italian bicycle manufacturing and continues to
manufacture elegant and revolutionary frames in Italy where the highest standards of design and production are maintained. De Rosa believes that it has aligned with a racing program that mirrors its philosophy and passion for quality, performance, innovation and excellence.

De Rosa will supply a selection of its race proven models to Fly V Australia. The team will race and train on a combination of De Rosa’s finest bikes including the new King 3RS and Merak frames as well as the classic Neo Pro and super sleek Formula Crono. The bikes will be elegantly dressed with Sram group sets combining classic Italian design heritage with cutting edge American technology.

Fly V Australia’s title sponsor is the international wing of Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Blue airlines, and will be entering its second year as a UCI Continental team racing the North American calendar. In 2009, the team has won over 90 races including over 60 in USA, and has finished the season strongly with international success at the Tour of Tasmania & the Jayco Herald Sun Tour. The Team’s 2010 objectives include not only improving on the 2009 total wins but also racing to win the NRC.

“We had a great inaugural season and I think we have made some strong moves to strengthen and balance the team’s roster for 2010. We will be announcing the full roster shortly and I think you will see that the strength of our lineup may only be eclipsed by the quality of the cycling industry support we have assembled. Certainly De Rosa and SRAM are two of the most sought after brands in the industry and we are proud to have them as part of our family.” Commented Team owner Chris White

Trialtir USA, the exclusive distributor of De Rosa in the USA and company CEO Massimo Bartolini is excited about the new relationship saying. “I think 2010 is going to be a great year for the cycling industry and especially for De Rosa and the Trialtir brands, I am happy to announce the sponsorship of what I believe will be among the most competitive teams in North America. I am especially happy to be working with some riders and management that we have had success with in the past. The Fly V program represents more than just a sponsorship opportunity for De Rosa, but a great opportunity to gain valuable R&D information for all of our brands. The Fly V organization has Great Spirit and camaraderie, and we want to bring that culture, enthusiasm, and performance experience to our dealers around America.” Other Triatir USA brands that will be sponsoring the team include Diadora shoes, Santini clothing, Stella Azzurra bar, stems & tape, and LAS helmets.

Learn more about Fly V Australia, and Trailtir USA on their respective websites:
www.pegasusracing.com.au and http://www.trialtir-usa.com .

Freitag, 4. Dezember 2009

Pic of the day – De Rosa Corum



Photos taken at Bike Motion Benelux 2009 in Utrecht, The Netherlands on the 31st of october.

Photo by: Guido van den Anker

UCI approves 19 Professional Continental teams

UCI approves 19 Professional Continental teams

The UCI announced today that 19 teams have presented all of the documents and met all of the requirements to be registered as Professional Continental Teams for the 2010 season. The teams are:

Acqua & Sapone (ITA)
Andalucia Cajasur (ESP)
Bbox Bouygues Telecom (FRA)
BMC Racing Team (USA)
Carmiooro – NGC (GBR)
CCC Polsat Polkowice (POL)
Ceramica Flaminia (IRL)
Cervélo Test Team (SUI)
Cofidis (FRA)
Colnago – CSF Inox (IRL)

De Rosa – Stac Plastic (IRL)

ISD – Neri (ITA)
Landbouwkrediet (BEL)
Saur – Sojasun (FRA)
Scott – Marcondes César Sao José dos Campos (BRA)
Skil – Shimano (NED)
Topsport Vlaanderen – Mercator (BEL)
Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team (NED)
Voralberg – Corratec (AUT)

Mittwoch, 2. Dezember 2009

Gabriele´s De Rosa Neo Primato



Neo Primato – white – with Campagnolo Super Record 11v, Fulcrum Racing Zero two-way fit.

Gabriele from Italy sent me a picture of his great DE ROSA Neo Primato.

Thanks a lot and many greetings to Italy!
Marcello

Sonntag, 29. November 2009

TECH FEATURES: SECRET BIKES OF THE ITALIAN PELOTON

TECH FEATURES: SECRET BIKES OF THE ITALIAN PELOTON



Team Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo De Rosa King 3
Although Stefano Garzelli and his Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo team were mysteriously not selected for the Giro d'Italia, 35 year old Garzelli has bounced back to take command of the UCI Europe Tour and is hoping for selection to the Italian team at the 2008 World Championship in his hometown of Varese, Italy. We spotted Garzelli's new De Rosa King 3 and the new nude carbon look makes the already attractive King 3 more "cattivo" (badass).



On first look, we thought Garzelli's King 3 might be a cousin of the special Idol UD prototype he rode to two stage wins in the 2007 Giro d'Italia, but the frame is a K1 high modulus Mizuno T-700SC carbon fibre with the entire frame in monocoque construction, unlike the previous DeRosa Kings, which used a monocoque front triangle mated to a tube-to-tube assembled rear triangle. Target weight of the De Rosa King 3 is 950g. for the frame



No seatpost needed on the integrated seatmast King 3, with a Fizik Alliante saddle, Dedaelementi Newton bars & stem provide the cockpit, a Campagnolo Record 10v. groupset and speedy Campagnolo Bora Ultra tubular carbon fibre wheels.

Photos and Text by: roadbikeaction.com

Samstag, 28. November 2009

Mittwoch, 25. November 2009

Professional Cycling Team – Carmiooro A Style



The professional cycling team »Carmiooro A Style« ride De Rosa bicycles.

http://www.carmiooroteam.com

Dienstag, 24. November 2009

700



lugged steel retro ride 11.15.09


A De Rosa steel frame is the 700th picture posted in my »De Rosa Bicycles« Flickr-Group. The group includes almost 88 international members.

Thanks: »ericm« from USA

Ti Framebuilding by Doriano De Rosa

Article and Photos by Italian Cycling Journal























I first learned in the January, 2008, issue of Italian magazine CT that Doriano De Rosa, son of Ugo De Rosa, is the sole builder of the Ti (titanium) frames at De Rosa.

Subsequently I learned that Doriano builds only approximately 100 frames per year, all to measure. Doriano began framebuilding with Ti in 1993. Of learning to build in Ti, Dorian said, "I learned through trial and error, like my father when he began. I have a gray hair for every mistake I made in learning to work with this material."

With Dorian, De Rosa continues in the most authentic tradition of "Made In Italy".

Photos: Doriano De Rosa at work in his own section at De Rosa

Special thanks to: Angelo