Toni asked:
> Two questions for the Italian cognoscenti whose mind I would like to tap.
>
> First, upon re-reading Violette et al, LE CYCLISME, Paris (Lafitte & CO.), 1912,
> reprint Geneve (Editions Slatkine), 1980, I found a mention of a tandem racing
> cyclist named Masi on p. 236f. Together with his partner Vigneaux he was the
> first racing tandemist to appear in Paris after having made a name for
> themselves as "bons routiers" during the early eighteen-nineties. Is he, like a
> certain listmember, a "distant cousin", or not related at all?
There have been three pros with the last name Masi: Francesco Masi who raced from 1979 to 1983, Faliero who raced from 1931 to 1933, and a Swiss fellow by the name of Louis Masi who raced from 1887 to 1892. It would therefore seem that you are referring to the Swiss rider who would not likely to have been related to Faliero who originated from the area of Florence.
> Next, has anyone ever heard of an Italian maker named DALCERRI - CROCIONE DI
> OPERA? I have been offered a very nice, high quality frameset with transfers on
> which carry this name. Great lugs, probably early fifties. Any info, please?
For the Dalcerri, you should speak to listmember Bob Freeman as he purchased the Dalcerri that Carsten Rehbein sold on ebay last fall.
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Steven Maasland
Moorestown, NJ