Charles Andrews wrote:
>
>(cut) As
> Chuck mentioned, Faliero himself shaped some of the
> fork-blades on those first Cali frames, and workmanship on
> those frames is, in general, significantly more refined than
> on the italian Masis I've seen.
Just for accuracy: I didn't state that Faliero shaped some of the fork blades on the first California Masis, someone else on the list did. I never heard that before. Neither have I heard that Eddy Merckx said the Italian Masis were the only real Masis as someone else stated.
And I happen to love De Rosas... have owned a couple and am looking for another!
Chuck Schmidt
South Pasadena, Southern California
http://www.velo-retro.com (Campagnolo Timeline, reprints and T-shirts)