I've seen this beast and have to say that pictures don't do it justice. If I could somehow stretch my legs, I would sneak over to Nathan's house tonight and "acquire" said frame. Just don't tell him. Seriously though, the component group alone makes me swoon.
Sean Flores San Francisco, CA USA
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> Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2010 16:00:28 +0000
> From: Nathan Cozzolino <cozzolino77@hotmail.com>
> Subject: [CR] TRADE: 1969 Masi Special - All Original
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> I have a barn find (I bought it from a 3-fingered fast draw gun slinger.
> That's similar to a barn find...) 1969 Masi Special I'd like to trade for
> something I can ride: a bike around 55-57cm. There are some very
> interesting components and features on this bike, but I guess they'd be
> better describe by Mr. Hovey than myself (hope you don't mind Bob). He
> shared with me the following -
> "Spectacular bike! Great shape, no logo brakes too, wow!
>
> The lugs are a pattern that Masi used for a very short time, '69-70. I was
> told that they were called Giunticiclo, but was never able to get a
> confirmation on the spelling or find out anything else about them. Faliero
> soon went back to the Dubois lugs... maybe he just got a fire sale deal on a
> few hundred sets or something, who knows? My guess is that the three-slot
> BB puts yours at the early end of the range for these bikes... the later
> ones have six slots or four irregularly-shaped ports."
>
> Photos can be seen at this link -
> http://www.flickr.com/
> Aside from trade offers, I would love to hear if anyone has additional
> information to share on frame.
> Nathan CozzolinoSan Francisco, California