the shape of the reinforcing tang on either
side of the chainstay bridge on my 2 '71
italian gc's is a BHD, short for "big honking
diamond". that is, it is a larger plate that is
pointed as it's oriented toward the bb and pointed
as it's oriented toward the read d'outs. in later
years, the most forward point was burnished off,
leaving a "teardrop" look to the same piece.
if i wasn't so tired, i'd shoot a jpeg.
off to ride...
e-RICHIE
chester, ct
I had several Masi Specials which I got in Milan, dating from the early to the mid-1960s. All the bridges on the rear triangles were rounded, including Masi frames I saw from the late 1950s. It seems the pointed style bridges became popular in the 1970s, when Falliero was no longer building frames. If memory serves me correctly, Richard Sach's Masis have pointed details. Perhaps a CR listee who has a certified Confente frame could check their bikes.
Michael Allison
New York, NY