Bob,
Yeah, that's the conclusion I'm coming to. I could tell more if it were in front of me. I vaguely remember the bike, I just don't remember who i t belonged to. I'm thinking either Shane Dawson or Sheridan Saxon.
Brian Baylis
La Mesa, CA
The "M" in the BB shell is the standard
Masi shape (not cut or cast... it was
done with a punch press). The window
in the downtube socket is unusual tho...
most Carlsbads had an oval window rather
than the triangle on this one.
IMO, this frame screams "employee bike."
Quirky details are improbable for a show
bike or custom order and that seat lug
extension is poorly done. Also, it uses the
old lugset (in the #0700's they would have
been well into the investment lug period),
so I'm guessing it was put together by an
employee in his spare time from parts that
were lying around (I've heard from several
sources that each Carlsbad employee was
allowed to pick or build a frame for himself).
Bob Hovey
Columbus, GA USA
http://bhovey.com/
Scott Davis writes;
> Hmm, I always thought the M was cast into those Bottom Bracket Shells,
san
s
>
> black or decker. But the color is hideous. Scott Davis in Saint Ant
hony
,
> Minnesota USA
>
>
> Dale, that Masi looks just like any other to me. Is it the color schem
e wh
i
> ch is the problem ? Or just the way the master used a Black and Decker
saw
>
> with a blunt blade to make the BB cut ?
> Nick March, Agen 47000, Lot et Garonne, France
> http://ebay.com/
>
> Maybe it's just me, but I think this Masi is butte ugly! Some aspects
are
> OK, but in balance, Phew! Anyone know how this thing came to exist so
> unlike it's stablemates?? Maybe those sick of hearing about Masi can j
oin
> in and bash this Pepto Bismol (http://www.pepto-bismol.com/)? frame se
t!
>
> Dale Brown
> cycles de ORO Bike Shop
>
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