Brad,
I know a lot of the "story" since much of it went on around me at the time. Want to hear it or no? Rather a long story, although it could easily be compacted.
Brian Baylis
>
> Listers:
> Wasn't Medici were a spinoff of the Masi California crowd?
> Brad Stockwell
> Palo Alto
> 41degree rain but I cycled to work anyway...
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bikerdaver@aol.com [mailto:Bikerdaver@aol.com]
> Sent: Sunday, February 11, 2001 2:19 PM
> To: d.kennard@home.com
> Cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> Subject: Re: [CR]Medici?....
>
> Duane,
> I don't know how much help I can be, but let me take a stab
> at it. I heard,
> again--only heard---that Medici was an America import
> company that had their
> frames and accessories made by some outfit in Italy. Maybe
> those incorrigible
> bike-making prisoners for all I know. They all had "modern"
> geometry, none of
> the mushy two meter long wheelbase contraptions of old.
> Prison welders aside,
> the Medici that I have seen are all very good bikes, and
> wouldn't be ashamed
> to own/ride one. Cheers,
> Dave Anderson
>
> In a message dated 2/10/01 2:29:44 PM PST,
> d.kennard@home.com writes:
> > Anyone on the list have thoughts about early '80s Medici?
> > Good, bad, whatever.... Generally, how do they ride? I'm
> thinking
> > about picking up one made from SL tubes, and I'm guessing
> it was
> > made around '83 from the components. (my size, and the
> right price!)
> > Anyone know the Medici story? Thanks,
> >
>
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