My Italian Collection

sam1176uk

Collection of two..

My De Rosa Merak 2012 - Fitted with Fulcrum Racing Quattros but have some Campag Zondas which will be going on this week...



And just picked up my brand new Olmo Deep yesterday, will probably put the Fulcrum Quattros on this and sell on the Racing 7's...

ugo.santalucia

I like the Green Lantern's bike... but the bar's angle is unforgivable

sam1176uk

The bar angle?

ugo.santalucia

The handlebar... does t look right to you?

sam1176uk

Isn't it supposed to follow the line of the stem? I don't know, so feel free to enlighten me..

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Might be partly the angle of the photo but the bars look as if they need tilting down a bit, on the De Rosa, compare with how the bars look on the other bike, which look more correct.

ugo.santalucia

The bottom part of the drop bars should be almost horizontal, yours are more like 45 degrees. Look at the other bike for comparison, which is a lot better

sam1176uk

Thanks for the tip, will get right on to it

napoleond

Nice italian collection.

Except the Olmo which is a Spanish company, not the original Olmo

sam1176uk

Think you are confusing the spanish owned Olmo http://www.olmobikes.com/productos/Bicicleta/
with the Italian http://www.olmo.it/eng/Road.aspx

napoleond

Apologies - easy to mix up my Spanish owned and Italian owned companies of the same name who probably use the same Far East factory to make their frames

sam1176uk

No problem, although the Spanish owned version don't do road bikes so they should be fairly easy to tell apart

Shakey Bear

Love the 'Olmo'

nathancom

The merak is very swish, does anyone make more stylish bikes than de Rosa

mr_goo

nathancom wrote:

The merak is very swish, does anyone make more stylish bikes than de Rosa

Colnago or Tommasini I would say.

nathancom

Mr Goo wrote:

nathancom wrote:

The merak is very swish, does anyone make more stylish bikes than de Rosa

Colnago or Tommasini I would say.

Personally I don't think Colnago bikes are anywhere as stylish as De Rosa, they seem gaudy to me in comparison. Perhaps their top end are better frames though.

Are Tommasini still producing?

This merak makes me want a carbon bike...

napoleond

Tommasini still going strong. I was on the verge of buying a Tecno when the Colnago I'd been lusting after for years became available...

LegendLust

nathancom wrote:

Mr Goo wrote:

nathancom wrote:

The merak is very swish, does anyone make more stylish bikes than de Rosa

Colnago or Tommasini I would say.

Personally I don't think Colnago bikes are anywhere as stylish as De Rosa, they seem gaudy to me in comparison. Perhaps their top end are better frames though.

Are Tommasini still producing?

This merak makes me want a carbon bike...

Yep they were at Bespoked over the weekend

holiver

Lovely - but how do they differ in purpose?

sam1176uk

Updated photo with new bar angle and Zondas and new cage fitted:

gmb

I love a De Rosa. I had always dreamed of owning one and was lucky enough last year to join the De Rosa club with my lowely Milanino.

Although I feel incredibly lucky it does not stop me lusting after Meraks, Superkings and the Protos! Your's is fantastic. Absolutely stunning colour scheme. Personally I would go for black bar tape and saddle and let the frame shine through but that's just personal taste. If you ever want to sell it let me know and
I'll put the family on eBay.

Miles253

That De Rosa is gorgeous, think I prefer the look of the Quatros however.

sam1176uk

Thanks guys, GMB i had been looking for a good second hand Milanino for a while without success, so eventually bought the Olmo - if one came up i would probably still be interested!
Not many Milanino's around however.
I had black tape and a black saddle on it until recently but just fancied a change

ugo.santalucia

Let's see this bike with the handlebar sorted...

sam1176uk

I thought the handlebar was sorted

russyh

I love the colours of the De rosa, lovely looking bike. But I don't like the bar shape, it doesn't suit the bike. Nice shallow drop would look cool. But I appreciate it's all about what works for you and not what looks good in a photo!

vespario

You've missed some of the bars around the hoods.
Great looking bike though. Love the Zondas. Frame would look great with some deep section wheels!

ugo.santalucia

sam1176uk wrote:

I thought the handlebar was sorted

Ah, OK, I missed that photo... much much better... like day and night 8)

ademort

Looks far better with the new bar position and if you were to take another picture against a white background such as a garage door the bike will look the Dogs Boxxocks mate.

RideOnTime

nice Italians...