In a message dated 6/20/03 3:03:06 PM, classicrendezvous-request@bikelist.org
writes:
>I happened across a 70's vintage Masi on e-bay and the seller
>is claiming that the bike was sold to him as a Confente built Masi.
>I was just wondering if Brian Baylis or someone else might like
>to comment on this.
>I don't want to dredge up the entire "who REALLY built it" thread
>but this one begs the question.
>
>http://ebay.com/<blah>
I wondered about this one myself. There appears to be no serial number (seller sent me a .jpg of the bottom bracket) and there are a few oddities. It has deep rear dropouts and a double plate fork crown, but it also has seat tube bottle bosses and a braze-on front derailleur hanger (added later maybe, just before the hideous repaint?). I'd like to know more about the bike... would really like to examine it in person to see if there's a hint of the serial number under the new paint.
Bob Hovey
Columbus, GA