>From an official Campagnolo order form dated April 1, 1975 used by Richard Sachs.
Campagnolo Nuovo Record Road Group $260.16
Part # 606/608/622/626A/632/636/3-649/1014/1020A/1035/1037/ 1039/1044/1046A/1049/1052/1-2040
Throw in a 100g tin of da GREASE for $1.09 Complete tool kit $712.73 Some assembly required.
Nick Zatezalo Atlanta,Ga
> [Original Message]
> From: David Patrick <patrick-ajdb@sbcglobal.net>
> To: <chuckschmidt@earthlink.net>; <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
> Date: 8/26/2005 6:15:04 PM
> Subject: Re: [CR]Re: 1975 California Masi & Martano rims
>
> Chuck,
>
> So there was an upcharge if $475 for a complete Masi bike w/Campy NR.
How does this compare to buying the parts individually, if you don't mind
doing a bit of addition? I only have Bikcology from '79 & '80, so not a
good reference point.
>
>
> Dave Patrick
> Chelsea, Michigan
>
> Chuck Schmidt <chuckschmidt@earthlink.net> wrote:
> John Jorgensen wrote:
> >
> > "There seems to be a continuing assumption that all Masi's were sold
from
> > the factory as complete bikes, which leads to further assumptions
> > regarding "correct" components. Seems to me that the majority of Masi's
> > were sold as framesets."
> >
> > Wrote -Dave Patrick
> >
> > Perhaps for export to Canada. For the USA domestic market the exception
to the rule was a frameset. They wanted to sell complete bikes, there were
too many
> > components sitting from the onset there. Production was not up to what
was planned.
> >
> > I did buy a frameset through the shop for which worked in 1975, but it
was a Sprint frame. It was not very economical to buy a frame & fork or set
with a Headset
> > & BB from Carlsbad, could be done, just not cost effective. The
discount offered was meager, guys inquired but it did not make sense.
Slightly cheaper to ship a
> > frame over a complete bike but it wuold not make up for the difference.
> >
> > The Sprint bike got Super Chanpion rims for training, Scheeren rims for
competition.
> > Dealer cost for the Sprint frame $275. in 1975, the dealer cost for a
complete roadbike in 1976 was $525.
> >
> > My last new Carlsbad bike was delivered in October 1976. It had 32 hole
old logo rims after I exchanged the mismatch of 36 front and 32 rear that
it arrived with.
> > What torture to wait for the correct wheel to arrive with the bike
sitting on the display rack, Almost ready.
> >
> > John Jorgensen
> > Torrane Ca
>
>
> >From the Bikcology Winter 1975 mail order catalog (changed to Supergo
later):
>
> Masi Frame: $350 (bare frame and fork)
> Masi Framset: $425 (Campy BB, headset, seat post, seat post binder bolt)
> Masi Bike: $825 (Nuovo Record with 3ttt or Cinelli and Regina or Everest)
>
> I remember by 1977 or '78 Masi was considered passé here in SoCal.
>
> Chuck Schmidt
> South Pasadena, Southern California
>
> .