Re: [CR]Holy mackerel, 77 Masi Prestige Fiera

(Example: Framebuilders:Bernard Carré)

From: "Rob Williams" <robww@isomedia.com>
To: <hsachs@alumni.rice.edu>, "Classic Rendezvous" <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>, "OROBOYZ" <OROBOYZ@AOL.COM>, <chuckschmidt@earthlink.net>
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Subject: Re: [CR]Holy mackerel, 77 Masi Prestige Fiera
Date: Wed, 2 Nov 2005 20:10:19 -0800
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Yes very innovative. I suspect the frame whistles a pretty good rendition of L'Inno di Mameli on a rapid descent.
Rob Williams
Not currently raining
In Seattle


----- Original Message -----
From: Harvey M Sachs
To: Classic Rendezvous


<OROBOYZ@AOL.COM>; <chuckschmidt@earthlink.net> Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2005 5:02 PM Subject: re: [CR]Holy mackerel, 77 Masi Prestige Fiera


> My respect for Masi has, for the first time, dropped. Whether you think
> that the primary load on chainstays is a twisting one, or side by side,
> this mutiliation ain't gonna help the strength of the rear triangle.
> Unless testing or finite element analysis proves me wrong, this isn't
> decoration like tail fins, this is harm to the structural integrity.
> I hope I am wrong.
> harvey sachs
> mcLean va
>
> << Here's the links to pix of the holy chainstays:
>
> http://www.speedbicycles.ch/234/win_004.html
> http://www.speedbicycles.ch/234/win_040.html
> http://www.speedbicycles.ch/234/win_039.html
> http://www.speedbicycles.ch/234/win_024.html
> http://www.speedbicycles.ch/234/win_023.html
> http://www.speedbicycles.ch/234/win_021.html
> http://www.speedbicycles.ch/234/win_005.html
> >>
>
> So......... what are we to suppose is filling those holes? Ricotta cheese?
> It's kind of funny, as cool as that looks, it's hard to imagine that
> whatever was used to fill the "innards" weighs less than those little
> slivers of steel that were removed.... But, why be logical or practical
> when considering the romance of creativity?
>
> Dale Brown
> Greensboro, NC USA