Re: [CR]Ssssspeedster's Masi & Proper Twin Plate Resto

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From: <BobHoveyGa@aol.com>
Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2005 11:36:02 EST
Subject: Re: [CR]Ssssspeedster's Masi & Proper Twin Plate Resto
To: patrick-ajdb@sbcglobal.net, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org


In a message dated 12/12/05 11:17:44 AM, patrick-ajdb@sbcglobal.net writes:


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> Bob,
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> I am basing my comments about Masi frames being for sale by my own
> experience, as I saw individual Masi GC frames for sale back in '73-'75.   The Turin
> shop in Chicago had them for sale.  Now, maybe the majority of Masis sol d were
> complete bikes, I dont' know, but my comments relate directly to your
> statement about "a proper twin-plate restoration" needing Masi 3t bars, wh ich I
> feel just isn't so.  That's the focus of my argument.
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> In making your point about complete bikes being sold, you're using the
> example of California Carlsbad Masi bikes, but then you go on to use Itali an
> Masis as a reference point for the use of the Masi engraved 3T  handleba rs.  I
> guess it would be my contention that more Italian-built Masi bikes were so ld as
> bare framesets, and they did make there way to the U.S., and that th e
> Carlsbad Masis were sold more as complete bikes.  That said, Brian Bayli s stated
> earlier today that Cinelli bars & stem were by far the more prominent comb o
> used on Carlsbad Masi bikes.
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> Dave Patrick
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> Chelsea, Michigan
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As I said, I was only referring to Italian bikes in my original message (as I was in the second message also... my reference to Carlsbad bikes in the second message was parenthetical).

Up intil 1973, quite a few Italian Masis made their way into the US through shops such as the one you mentioned. I would not argue that quite a few of

them would have been bare frames. But by 1974, the Italian bikes coming in to the US were very few in number due to Faliero's exclusive distribution deal with Roland Sahm in 1973. I believe that the majority of 1974 GC's sold b y Alberto in Europe were complete bikes.

Bob Hovey
Columbus, GA