Duane,
Oops, called you Wayne in my previous post. Sorry. Spent the Weekend with Wayne Bingham and got them crossed up.
Brian Baylis
La Mesa, CA
It's late, what do you expect?
>
> Hi all,
>
> It¹s been quite a while since I¹ve posted anything to the list, instead,
> lurking about & reading your posts.
> Since I just picked up a couple of interesting bikes (!!), I thought I¹d ask
> for the list¹s help in identifying a Masi Gran Criterium with a serial
> number that looks strangely un-Californian to me. Anyone know
> what/where/when this one is?
>
> http://www.duane.kennard.com/
>
> The cranks & rear derailleur are dated 73, it has a ttt saddle with the
> Masi ³M² on the sides (looks like UnicaNitor), and the bike looks like most
> mid-¹70s Masi GC¹s I¹ve seen. It just doesn¹t have that ³MC² I¹m used to
> seeing on them.
>
> I found this Masi GC hanging along side of an Eisentraut ³Limited², and a
> fully chromed Singer touring (internal wiring, brazed racks, Singer stem &
> seatpost, Ideale 90 alloy...!!). These were hanging in a small local bike
> shop, and after going back four times, I convinced the shop owner to sell me
> all three bikes... I¹m a happy boy! Now for lots of cleaning, and making
> them all proper once again (some odd replacement parts on them...). I¹ll
> post pictures on my web space in a couple of days for anyone interested in
> seeing them, but first off, I was hoping for your help with this Masi from
> the BB numbers....
>
> Thanks much,
>
> Duane Kennard