CR Masi heads:
Just checked an original Italian source varnish transfer against a solvent transfer from 10 years ago and a current dry ap Gran Criterium downtube decal. They all have the same set of flags at first glance....
Later, Jim
Jim Allen wrote:
> Brian,
>
> Hell, I don't know. I do know that the current decals are copies of the
> Italian varnish transfers. Flags should be the same. I know that I have
> some original Italian transfers at work...I'll take a look tomorrow.
>
> I'm in on the decal project.
>
> Later, Jim
>
> Brian Baylis wrote:
>
> > David,
> >
> > Crap, now I'm goint to have to look a old bikes and decals. I never
> > noticed there was a difference (are you sure you don't have too much
> > time on your hands?) but I would be interested in the answer. I'm sure
> > Jim Allen knows the story, since I think he is the prime source for
> > modern versions of Masi decals. Jim? Haven't heard from you lately;
> > would like to hear what you know on this subject.
> >
> > Personally, I would be surprised if it had anything to do with
> > copyrights, but stranger things have happened.
> >
> > Brian Baylis
> > La Mesa, CA
> >
> >> I was comparing the flags used on the down tube decal on my GC and noticed a
> >> strange discrepency. It seems that on all of the older US Masis, the flags
> >> used are: Belgium (Black-Red-Yellow vertical bands), Italian, Swiss, French
> >> and United States. On the Masi I have (which is a repaint with decals
> >> furnished by Masi USA) the flags used are: German (Black-Red-Yellow
> >> horizontal bands), Luxembourg or Netherlands (Red-White-Blue horizontal
> >> bands), Spain(?) (Red-Yellow-Red hiorizontal bands), Finland (Blue Cross on
> >> White field), Austria(?) (Red-White-Red horizontal bands), Sweden (Yellow
> >> cross on Blue field). My question is, why are the flags used so different
> >> from the early Masi decals? Is there some copyright problem that keeps the
> >> currently available decals from using the original flag lineup?
> >>
> >> David Goerndt