Another bit of Masi trivia: Does the Masi family of Bike fame own the winery of the same name? I saw a couple of cases of Masi wine in Alberto's shop but that could be a coincidence.
Cheers Mike
-----Original Message----- From: Marc Boral [SMTP:mbikealive@earthlink.net] Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2000 1:12 PM To: MasiGC3V@aol.com Cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Subject: [CR]Masi tubulars was[Pantagraph Parts?]
Another cool Masi tidbit from the early American Masis was the Masi logo Clement tubulars. I didn't know they existed till I saw one mounted on a rim at a bike swap....of course I bought it. Brian Baylis can probably shed some light on their existence.
Marc Boral
MasiGC3V@aol.com wrote:
> Mike,
>
> As I too share the 'Masi bug' the question of pantographed parts has also
> dogged me. I believe that there are some SR chainrings out there, in addition
> to those parts you have listed. I have never seen a pantographed/engraved
> headset (although I do have one for COLNAGO). While not a pantographed item I
> stumbled across a very nice Selle San Marco Rolls saddle with the MASI crest
> and name stitched into the leather. It was so beautifully 'over the top' and
> gaudy that I didn't even blink at the excessive price. My impression
> (undocumented, subjective) is that most of that stuff came on bikes from
> Alberto Masi built or licensed sources in the 1980's and early 1990's. I
> believe my Masi saddle was done for Torelli imports in the mid/late 1980's
> when they had the rights to use the MASI name from Faliero in the US market.
> On the latter note I've been told that the last Torelli Masis's were built in
> the Mondonico shop. Can anybody confirm that?
>
> These are just my impressions and I would indeed yield to the real experts on
> the list should they chime in on the subject.
>
> Dear Santa.......Please bring me a retro Masi jersey.
>
> Best Regards and Merry Christmas to All.
>
> Carlo Carr
> New Orleans
> (35 degrees yesterday morning, 72 degrees this morning, now its in the 40's
> again)