In a message dated 11/6/02 10:16:07 AM Pacific Standard Time, richardsachs@juno.com writes:
<< i wanted so much to believe that this was the case overseas as well because all my role models were there. but by 1979 while in italy for trip #1, i was astonished by the CONTRAST between what i expected (and what brian, myself, and others here do...), that all i can say is the only similarity is that the end-product is a bicycle frame. >>
Might it have been quite different in 1950, or 1960? 1979 was post bike boom
here, but early on Masi was a small builder. In 1979 there was production
equipment that didn't exist in 1950. Having the tools to make large
quantities of frames opens the door to having a lot of people to do the
making, does it not?
Stevan Thomas
Alameda, CA