I may be pitched off the list for saying this but I own (and enjoy riding) a bike so adulterated. I bought Wizard 13
http://www.petry.org/
from Ed Kinney and the frame was updated to 130 mm OLD and revised cable routing etc as part of a repaint by Mr. Baylis, altho Brian did the work under protest. I then further defiled the machine by installing a "modern" Record / Chorus triple gruppo. Now I have a really fabulous bike with the feel of steel and state of the art great shifting and braking. It's probably my favorite bike from a "handling" standpoint.
So, have I violated the rules of Classic Rendevism by committing this unspeakable act, or is an update like this (which I regard as a "friendly trade" akin to putting a modern 350 small block in a classic Vette that I intend to DRIVE) an acceptable deviation for a collector who also has several truly authentic vintage rides?
I got a beer handy to put out the flames!
===================================================== Mark Petry 206.618.9642 Beautiful Bainbridge Island, WA mailto:mpetry@bainbridgeisland.net ===================================================== "Most of American life consists of driving somewhere and then returning home, wondering why the hell you went."
John Updike, "Rabbit at Rest" =====================================================
-----Original Message----- From: classicrendezvous-admin@bikelist.org [mailto:classicrendezvous-admin@bikelist.org]On Behalf Of Richard M Sachs Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2001 4:51 PM To: davidg@iag.net Cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Subject: Re: [CR]Masi on ebay, some observations
if the bike is as old, (an early calif. masi) and has the stated povenance attached to it, the possible reason it was adulterated is that when it occured, there wasn't the appreciation for its past that we see now. there was no list, no velostuf, no retro-envy; nothing. the bike got painted and updated. if it happened in a later time, the rear may have been strong-armed into a 130mm situation. the serial number suggests it could've been one of the first 200 made here, possibly touched by the demi-god himself. given the interest shown by this list towards similar items, it's a shame this bike isn't original if it was, i'd have the auction bookmarked. e-RICHIE http://www.richardsachs.com
On Thu, 5 Jul 2001 19:06:07 -0400 "David Goerndt" <davidg@iag.net>
writes:
>
>
> While I was drooling , err, perusing the the Masi on ebay, I
> noticed some
> odd details. The cables are routed under the bb shell, there are no
> cable
> guides on the top of the bb,and the cable stop on the chainstay is
> mounted
> 90 degrees from what I've normally seen. Are these "custom"
> features added
> at the same time as the braze-ons? Why would one want to remove the
> cable
> guides on the bb and rout the cables differently?
> Any answers would be appreciated.
>
> David Goerndt