The source of Palo Alto frames has been discussed before, with no hard facts as to who built the majority of them from that era. I have not heard about any Masi connection and doubt there is one. I have one from the same era, and it has BMZ stamped into the bb shell. It's possible that could stand for "Built by Masi.............Zoink!" :-)
Marc Boral Long Beach, CA
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From: Mark Poore Date: Tuesday, September 17, 2002 6:02:44 PM To: Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Subject: [CR]Palo Alto/Masi Connection?
Came across a Palo Alto bike on Ebay, yeh...I know, and the owner stated This is a 1980 complete (without pedals) Palo Alto Bike Shop road bike that I purchased and built in 1980. It is a medium blue color and is a 52 cm frame. At the time the manager of the Palo Alto Bicycle shop told me that Masi made these frames (and that it is essentially a Masi) but I can't confirm that." When I was in the market for a frame back then I looked at the Palo Alto frames and thought they were nicely made and a good value, but never saw nor heard of the Masi connection. Anyone out in bike land know the story here?
Mark, another one...only if it were my size, Poore
Slatyfork, WV
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