Good for you Brian.
Ted Ernst
Palos Verdes Estates, CA
> Charlie,
>
> Thanks for pointing the Masis out. I do have something to say about the
> GC for sale that the seller is using my name to make some claims about.
> To those who know a lot about Masis, it should be obvious that the selle
> r is claiming things that are not true about the bike. I said no such th
> ing about Confente special build or anything else. There was some questi
> on as to what the serial number of the bike was. That often times sugges
> ts a down tube replacement. Don't know if one had been done before, but
> I put in a new down tube because when I removed the improper shifter lev
> er brazeons from the frame the tubes was cracked on both sides; caused b
> y poor braze on work. Furthermore, the bike had been completely chrome p
> lated and then stripped of the aftermarket chrome, which is how it arriv
> ed at my place. This bike was one step away from death. I saved it's lif
> e and made it look like new only with a ton of work. My understanding wa
> s the owner intended to keep the bike, not try to pass ot off on eBay fo
> r reduculous money by making claims about what it isn't, when what it is
> is quite different. This annoys me tremendously. I dopn't rescue the ba
> sket cases so that people can off them. I was told there was sentimental
> value in this bike and that the supreme effort to save it was worth it,
> etc.
>
> I'm really sorry I have to do this from time to time, but I simply can n
> ot allow people to make such claims using my name to give credibility to
> obvious fabrications.
>
> Brian Baylis
> La Mesa, CA
>
>
>
> -- "Charles T. Young" <youngc@ptd.net> wrote:
> Recognizing that there are a few Masi fans on the CR list, I thought
>
> that the following FS post might be of interest to those taller folks
>
> who don't also subscribe to the internetBOB list. I do not know the
>
> seller (or Mr Confrente) but suspect that BB may be able to fill in some
>
>
> details...
>
> Charlie Young
> Honey Brook, PA
>
>
> Subject: [BOB] Old MASIs for sale
>
> I usually don't post for sale stuff on the list, but if anyone is
>
> interested I'm selling Two MASI's.
>
> One is a 62cm MASI 3V that has been converted into a Fixed/single
>
> with mustache bars. Campy record brakes, 105 crank and IRO flip flop
>
> hubs.
>
> http://www.sutter.com/
>
> The second is a rare Confrente built 62cm MASI from around 1972. I
>
> had Brian Baylis do a complete restoration on the frame. He told me
>
> that it was even more rare than usual in that A) the serial number
>
> did not fall into any of the usual schemes meaning it was probably
>
> built for an employee or a friend of Confrente, and B) the frame was
>
> built with super record dropouts and chainstays... much higher
>
> quality than the NR parts used on production bikes. The group is
>
> mostly Campagnolo NR parts, high flange campy hubs with clincher
>
> rims, SR brake levers and Nitto Stem and Bars for comfort. This bike
>
> rides phenomenally well, the paint is mint, and it's a useable bike.
>
> I hate to let her go, but I really need some cash for other
>
> projects.. I'd love for a fellow BOB to have her....
>
>
> http://www.sutter.com/
>
>
> Asking $2500 obo.
>
> -Mark Flaming
> San Rafael, CA
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