Richie,
Isn't there a framebuilder commando organization that will conduct a night raid on classic bikes to pilffer exotic bits from frames for a fee? I've heard they operate similar to street gangs in big cities; you know, steal the fork crown off a bike and leave it sitting on coke bottles in the road, only to be discovered by the horrified owner at daybreak. Let me know if you have a contact with this group and also how much they will nick me for that fork crown.
Brian Baylis
Leftside Masimaniac
>
> there's a fellow nearby and he owns a masi that
> he bought in 1972 at the vigorelli. it has the wide
> section blades.
> 'nuff said!
> e-RICHIE
>
> On Fri, 26 Oct 2001 08:24:45 -0700 Brian Baylis <rocklube@adnc.com>
> writes:
> > Richie,
> >
> > I did not know there were two versions of that crown dimentionally.
> > I've
> > never seen the version for Columbus blades. I'd like to have one,
> > got
> > any? Anyone else have one? I have a few for old style 531 blades to
> > trade.
> >
> > Brian Baylis
> > La Mesa, CA
> > >
> > > hey!
> > > djoo' know that there were two-plate crowns
> > > for imperial dimension blades, (reynolds 531***),
> > > as well as for continental oval blades, columbus sl/sp)????
> > > e-RICHIE masimaniac
> > > ****say ''five-three-one'' NOT ''five hundred thirty one.
> > >
> > > On Fri, 26 Oct 2001 07:39:25 -0700 Brian Baylis
> > <rocklube@adnc.com>
> > > writes:
> > > > Sterling,
> > > >
> > > > Italian Masis built in 1972 and early 1973 can have twin plate
> > > > crowns.
> > > > It is possible that there were more American built Masis with
> > twin
> > > > plate
> > > > crowns than Italian ones. I have two Italian Masis in the shop
> > right
> > > > now
> > > > that have twin plate crowns. Obviously they exist. I've noticed
> > that
> > > > here are several different approaches to the twin plate crown
> > > > construction amongst the Italian built frames. I imagine it
> > depended
> > > > on
> > > > who built the fork in question.
> > > >
> > > > Brian Baylis
> > > > La Masi, CA
> > > > >
> > > > > Brain, is this true?
> > > > > Sterling PS you can reply to the group
> > > > >
> > > > > >From: "brian blum" <brianblum@hotmail.com>
> > > > > >To: sterlingpeters@hotmail.com
> > > > > >Subject: Masi
> > > > > >Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2001 16:28:41
> > > > > >
> > > > > >Sterling,
> > > > > >I believe the twin plate fork crown was only used on American
> > > > Masis, Check
> > > > > >with Brian and Jim. Brian