[CR]Now:Reynolds Was:Masi did not like Cinelli? but liked Reynolds...

(Example: Production Builders:Cinelli:Laser)

Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2002 21:49:58 -0700
From: "Chuck Schmidt" <chuckschmidt@earthlink.net>
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
References: <20020615033047.73437.qmail@web13703.mail.yahoo.com>
Subject: [CR]Now:Reynolds Was:Masi did not like Cinelli? but liked Reynolds...

scott davis wrote:
>
> I spoke to former 1950s Masi builder, Sre. Chiossi,
> regarding choice of tubing. He said that Masi used
> Reynolds because it was "superior" to Columbus.

What I heard was that Reynolds tubes were more concentric and the quality control was better (this was the word in the mid 1970s). Probably about the time that Columbus got real serious about bike tubing.

Chuck Schmidt
SoPas, SoCal