Re: [CR]Re: Fwd: Masi

(Example: Framebuilding:Paint)

Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2001 08:24:45 -0700
From: "Brian Baylis" <rocklube@adnc.com>
To: Richard M Sachs <richardsachs@juno.com>
Cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR]Re: Fwd: Masi
References: <20011026.121828.-286611.2.richardsachs@juno.com>


Richie,

I did not know there were two versions of that crown dimentionally. I've never seen the version for Columbus blades. I'd like to have one, got any? Anyone else have one? I have a few for old style 531 blades to trade.

Brian Baylis La Mesa, CA
>
> hey!
> djoo' know that there were two-plate crowns
> for imperial dimension blades, (reynolds 531***),
> as well as for continental oval blades, columbus sl/sp)????
> e-RICHIE masimaniac
> ****say ''five-three-one'' NOT ''five hundred thirty one.
>
> On Fri, 26 Oct 2001 07:39:25 -0700 Brian Baylis <rocklube@adnc.com>
> writes:
> > Sterling,
> >
> > Italian Masis built in 1972 and early 1973 can have twin plate
> > crowns.
> > It is possible that there were more American built Masis with twin
> > plate
> > crowns than Italian ones. I have two Italian Masis in the shop right
> > now
> > that have twin plate crowns. Obviously they exist. I've noticed that
> > here are several different approaches to the twin plate crown
> > construction amongst the Italian built frames. I imagine it depended
> > on
> > who built the fork in question.
> >
> > Brian Baylis
> > La Masi, CA
> > >
> > > Brain, is this true?
> > > Sterling PS you can reply to the group
> > >
> > > >From: "brian blum" <brianblum@hotmail.com>
> > > >To: sterlingpeters@hotmail.com
> > > >Subject: Masi
> > > >Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2001 16:28:41
> > > >
> > > >Sterling,
> > > >I believe the twin plate fork crown was only used on American
> > Masis, Check
> > > >with Brian and Jim. Brian