galen pewtherer wrote:
>hi all,
>
>so i bought the bike (original thread here
>http://search.bikelist.org/query.asp?SearchString=%22masi+track+serial+nu
>mber+question%22&SearchPrefix=%40msgsubject&SortBy=MsgDate%5Ba%5D
>) this afternoon from a very pleasant fellow with a garage-full of
>carbon and aluminum, and the car properly parked in the driveway.
>
>here's the scoop, and many thanks to the extremely knowledgeable and
>helpful bob hovey for bearing all my pestering questions with good
>grace and a helpfulness.
>
>(there are pics here for those who like that sort of thing (
>http://photobucket.com/albums/y173/dForSelling/masiTrack/ )
>
>the bb shell is stamped with 'M53' on non-drive side, and '06 17 86'
>on the drive side, steerer tube on the original fork has the same set
>of numbers, less the 'M53'. seatube measures 52cm ctc, tt is 55cm. the
>seatstay caps are plain, as is the fork crown. the seatstays are 16mm
>in diameter at the cap.
>
>bob's opinion is that this was a custom job, which jibes with the long
>toptube (in my mind anyway), and that it's an italian job (sorry,
>couldn't resist).
>
>questions still remaining: tubeset (there is no rifling in the
>headtube), actual date of production, and period-correct gruppo. my
>best guess for the latter is c-record, and if that's the case, please
>feel free to email me off-list if you've got bits to sell or trade. (i
>have a bunch of japanese stuff to trade; dura-ace njs 151bcd cranks
>and chainrings, superbe pro njs cogs and chainrings, and non-njs
>shimano 10-pitch stuff, including a chain and chainwhip.)
>
>many thanks
>
>
Looks to me like it was built in San Marcos. Probably for one of the
local riders.
My database only goes back to 1989 or so, so I don't have any other details at this time.
Jim Allen
the CycleSmiths
Ranchita, CA