Re: [CR] Re: Another Carlsbad Masi ?? � rounded bridges

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From: <"brianbaylis@juno.com">
Date: Sun, 12 Sep 2004 14:23:17 GMT
To: banjodoc@earthlink.net
Subject: Re: [CR] Re: Another Carlsbad Masi ?? � rounded bridges
cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org

Michael,

I haven't seen the beginning of this discussion since I'm now going backwards through 600+ back emails, but there was a change from the bridges with the small round reinforcer somewhere around 1965 or '66. The diamond shape larger bridge, especially the chainstay bridge, appear on all Masis until about the Carlsbad period in 1973. All of the CA Masis have the large diamond bridge with the front point ground to round. I don't recall if the Italians ever adopted this approach to the larger diamonds. Mario used the same diamond with the front ground off as the CA Masis. I have examples of raw and altered parts in my drawers of parts.

I hope that is what answers the questions.

Brian Baylis
La Mesa, CA


-- Michael Allison wrote:


I had several Masi Specials which I got in Milan, dating from the early to the mid-1960s. All the bridges on the rear triangles were rounded, including Masi frames I saw from the late 1950s. It seems the pointed style bridges became popular in the 1970s, when Falliero was no longer building frames. If memory serves me correctly, Richard Sach's Masis have pointed details. Perhaps a CR listee who has a certified Confente frame could check their bikes.

Michael Allison
New York, NY