snipped: "I think I would give Masi USA a little more credit than that..."
i can't. proof that this is purely subjective! re the philosophical connection that remained: tell me more about this. imr, the post rexart era frames were the first to use materials available to the common man, rather than the "proprietary" parts that gave the prior ones so much elan. to me, (!), a masi with henry james lugs, a cinelli mr crown, and other decorative detail and geometry changes, means the fork in the road had been taken. btw, i never considered the "how they ride" issue as part of this equation, so i can't comment here. e-RICHIE chester, ct
On Fri, 19 Mar 2004 11:18:48 EST BobHoveyGa@aol.com writes: I think I would give Masi USA a little more credit than that... While one could argue that US-built Masis may never have had a connection by nationality, and perhaps a progressively diminishing connection by blood (as Faliero returned to Italy and people he trained began to leave over a period of years), I think there may have been a strong philosophical connection that remained... Many of the USA Masis were well-built, nicely finished, and rode well right up into the San Marcos era (better than Alberto's Presiges, I've heard more than a few say).
Bob Hovey Columbus, GA
i wrote:
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>>"It is yet another thing for a bunch of guys to get together and build
a
>>hideously expensive sports car and name it 'Bugatti' when they have
>>no connection by blood, nationality, or philosophy to the original."
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>great point. that's the way i feel about any branded u.s. masi
>built after the rexart era.
>e-RICHIE
>chester, ct