It's not very often that I dare stray away from commenting on British and French bikes to write about something Italian..and especially not about the MASIs father and son.
However I received a phone call early this morning from John Helliwell, the highly regarded saxophonist and master-of-ceremonies of mega-group Supertramp, and no mean cyclist himself, to tell me about an article that he had just read in today's The Guardian newspaper, that would be of interest to me. Beyond that tempting message he could not be coaxed or cajoled into revealing more.
So.. not being a newspaper buyer I Googled the newspaper and was lucky in finding the article in the Sports columns. It is a short very evocative article about the desolate and crumbling Vigorelli stadium north-west of Milan...And hat's all I am going to tell you.
Bearing in mind that John rang me on his mobile phone from the streets of Manchester..and early morning - he knows that I am not an early riser - I was extremely curious about what the article. Since reading the article I realise the connection is his own MASI bike, one that he bought during the early years of Supertramp's fame when the group was based in the States..and which is the reason that I met John in the first place, as neither Alberto nor Faliero were available to keep the machine well maintained.
The article can be found at :
http://www.guardian.co.uk/
Norris Lockley
Settle UK ..feeling immensely sad