Originally Posted by
Flatforkcrown
It’s old, heavy, and steel… but it’s what I have to ride, and loves being ridden hard.
specs:
1987 de Rosa slx
athena cranks and front derailer
veloce monoplanar brakes
c-record head set
cinelli bars and stem
sachs new success rear d and ergos
turbo saddle and Athena seat post
roval tubular wheels w/ 7 speed santé freewheel
veloflex robaix
it’s a great riding bike I’m sure! To get more hot, assuming you don’t care about keeping it 100% timely, look at some of the newer saddles which are hot and more comfortable and perhaps wheels.
Below is my other pride and joy, also 1987, Chorus 8spd, slightly more modern saddle and new wheels set up tubeless which i feel really helps
with the ride qualities. I found someone through these forums who had machined a bunch of spacers which allow a modern campy cassette and freehub to be used with the 8 spd, shifts flawlessly
