Built in Italy under license, not by Alberto Masi!
Marketed by Torelli. It is a 52cm, painted red when new in 1994, probably about halfway through the year. Johnnie Abreu was probably done after the bike was delivered to the customer.
Jim Allen the CycleSmiths San Marcos, CA
galen pewtherer wrote:
>i just got a masi frame, and i can't find anything about it on the
>web, so i thought i'd ask you folks for help.
>
>here's what i was told about it;
>it's a custom-built track frame from sometime on the 80's (it looks
>more modern that that to me)
>
>here's what i know about the frame;
>the name 'johnnie abreu' painted on the top tube
>lugged
>it's got track ends, not dropouts,
>it's drilled for brakes (drilling happened before it was painted),
>the decals say 'masi gran corsa',
>the bb shell is stamped as follows -- 52ML25 on one side, and 15T4
>94506 R on the other
>the bb shell is solid, no cut-outs
>
>pic are here http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/
>
>anyone got any ideas? i've looked on google, google-groups, the
>bates-lee site and come up with nothing so far, so any information,
>but especially construction details, would be most welcome
>
>thanks,
>
>-galen pewtherer