Re: [CR]Too much eBay, not enough Masi talk

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To: monkeylad@mac.com
Cc: rocklube@adnc.com, mmeison@scubadiving.com, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR]Too much eBay, not enough Masi talk
From: "Richard M Sachs" <richardsachs@juno.com>
Date: Wed, 6 Nov 2002 10:58:38 -0500

< If you want an Italian master built bike built by the guy...>

define 'built'. wrote the work order? cut the tubes? fixtured it? brazed it? filed it a little? aligned it? etcetera. e-RICHIE Richard Sachs Cycles No.9, North Main Street Chester, CT 06412 USA http://www.richardsachs.com

On Wed, 6 Nov 2002 07:33:24 -0800 Brandon Ives <monkeylad@mac.com> writes:
> On Wednesday, November 6, 2002, at 07:19 AM, Brian Baylis wrote:
> > I suspect no one has a Colnago or DeRosa built by the
> > single person whose namesake is on the frame.
>
> Didn't Ugo DeRosa build most of the DeRosas for many years and only
>
> retired in the 80s? Didn't he come out of retirement and personally
>
> build all the anniversary bikes in the early-90s? This is the way
> I've
> always heard it. If you want an Italian master built bike built by
> the
> guy who's name is on the DT you bought a DeRosa.
> thanks,
> Brandon"monkeyman"Ives
> SB, CA