snipped: <chasds@mindspring.com> writes: Did Alberto have access to the cast lugs in the mid-70s, and was he exporting bikes with the Cali Masi graphics, violating the licensing?
those lugs were used concurrently on the italian Masi Prestige frames whilst (?) and the 'merican Gran Crits. it remains a mystery as to whose provenance they really were. my take is that they were a product of the 'home office' and offered up stateside so the people making the frames under license could keep things up-to-spec. e-RICHIE Richard Sachs Cycles No.9, North Main Street Chester, CT 06412 USA http://www.richardsachs.com Tel. 860.526.2059