Took me awhile to reply; Thanks to all who responded! It's nice to know my
Maza was built by guys with names like Mattiali & Zanasasi.
The Maza Max frame & Mavic 631 crank combo is pretty stiff, even for a rider
my size (over 200 lb.), and I'm shaving significant time off my daily 24 mi.
round trip.
This Maza Promax 90 is tig welded and over-built, with the Max shaped tubes
& aero fork blades. It's not real pretty, but clearly hand-built. The only
bike I've got that's stiffer (or should I say 'harder riding) is a
Cannondale 3.0. The Maza handles much like my late '80's Colnago Super, as
far as angles, but is much stiffer in the bb & rear triangle. Sill, it is
comfortable, unlike the Crack 'n Fail, which is really only good for
sprinting against other weekend warriors out on Foothill Rd.
Well, I'd better shut up, having mentioned both tig welds & Cannondale in
one CR posting. Thanks again for sharing your knowledge!
Jim Hultman, Santa Barbara
> "MAZA" is, or was, two guys who used to work for Luciano Paletti. They
split
> off from Paletti in the mid to late 1980s. On some Palettis there is
included
> in the decals the letters PMZ which are for Paletti, M____ and Zanetti (I
> think)
> See here:
> http://www.classicrendezvous.com/
>
> MAZA frames were imported into the 1990s by Branford bike shop and were
> pretty trick, full bore Italian style modern-roccoco.
>
> Dale Brown
> Greensboro, NC