Chuck Schmidt wrote:
>
> Greg Arnold wrote:
> >
> (snip)
> > Also, were any Italian Falerio Masi's released from the factory with the
> > cool "Masi" fluting and pantographing (seat post, stem, cutout shifters,
> > chain rings) so prevalent on the later Alberto bikes?
> > Or was a lot of that actually 'after market' add ons?
>
> Greg, my '73 Masi Team Sammontana (V 55.5) is all original except for
> the stem and bar and came with all the pantographed stuff. This bike
> has the Faliero signature. The original owner said he has the original
> 3ttt stem with the panto'd Faliero signature somewhere but it hasn't
> turned up yet (bike has a Cinelli 1A in the photo).
>
> Here's a picture from Velo Rendezvous 2002:
> http://www.velo-retro.com/
>
> Anyone have a 110, 115, or 120mm 3ttt "Faliero Masi" pantographed stem
> so I can complete my bike?
>
> Chuck Schmidt
> South Pasadena, Southern California
To be more clear... The bike has the "Faliero Masi" signature decal on the left rear of the top tube instead of the "Alberto Masi" signature decal that the three Gran Criteriums have that are shown on the SPEEDBICYCLES web site http://www.speedbicycles.ch
Also the fork steerer tube on the Sammontana bike is stamped "6 73" (fork made June 1973).
Chuck "still need that stem" Schmidt South Pasadena, Southern California
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