Kevin,
There is a b&w photo of Merckx with a slotted chainstay Masi (see it at end
of this blog entry):
http://italiancyclingjournal.blogspot.com/
It does appear that the one in the b&w photo is smaller than the one in the
color photo with Alberto Masi,
http://www.eroicacicli.com/
Angel Garcia Long Valley NJ
---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: kevin sayles <kevinsayles@tiscali.co.uk> Date: Fri, Jan 21, 2011 at 8:29 AM Subject: Re: [CR] Pics of my 72 Faema Masi To: Stronglight49@aol.com, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Hi Bob, Mmm. Not sure if this Faema bike is actually one of Eddy's?
I'm a big fan of Eddy and I can't say I've ever seen photos of him on a frame with the slotted chainstays...[Gimondi yes, on his Chiardo?]........this frame also looks too large for Eddy going by the size of the head tube.
It's obviously got NOS Campag stuff on it, which some of it is of a later period, such as the brakes with plastic coated brake pad holders....on a previous photo of what I assume to be the same bike it had the black alloy pedals and a later front gear [can't see the detail on this image] but the steel Cinelli stem, though very desirable, is wrong for this bike...... Just my thoughts, which may be totally wrong of course....
Cheers Kevin Sayles Leeds West Yorkshire UK
-----Original Message----- From: classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org [mailto:classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org] On Behalf Of Stronglight49@aol.com Sent: 21 January 2011 08:10 To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Subject: Re: [CR] Pics of my 72 Faema Masi
Bob,
Love the bike!
Have you seen these photos of Eddy's original bike - now restored by Alberto Masi himself...
http://www.eroicacicli.com/
BOB HANSON, ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO, USA