Scott,
Regarding the TT cable guides on your bike. I don't think the "Mario" TT guides were ever used at Masi, CA. They do only allow Elephant brand cable housing to pass through. I suspect that if your frame has those TT guides on it then it was probably repainted by Medici at some point. They had access to those cable guides and used them for a while on repaints before they realized that they were really too small for most cable housing brands. Mario did come up with an easy way to strip the plastic off of your brake cable housing, though.
Brian Baylis
La Mesa, CA
Hi,
How does the saying go, "the more your educated, the less you realize you know".
That sure seems to be the case with my braze-on mystery, specifically the TT and shifter braze-ons.
>From the half dozen replies I've had, here is what I know so far:
Braze-on TT and shifters were'nt standard until 1978, and before then they were optional at a "special request" from 1974 onward. Color, choice of groupo, and braze-ons were options to choose from when special ordering a Masi.
Lastly, the TT cable guides were a special design by Mario Confente which used a special brand of cable housing called the Elephant brand, which was a thinner skinned housing than Campagnolo's housing.
Do any Masi GC (California) owners out there know what I am talking about, and are using this Elephant brand of cable housing with the Mario designed TT braze-ons? Apparently this Elephant brand was used on many Italian bikes of the 1970's.
If so, I would like to purchase a piece to see if it fits thru the guides.
Thanks.
Scott Sweeney
Salinas, CA