Re: [CR]RS's eBay Masi - Does size matter?

(Example: Racing:Jacques Boyer)

Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2006 16:05:21 -0700
From: "Tam Pham" <terminaut@gmail.com>
To: "Jay Van De Velde" <jaysportif@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [CR]RS's eBay Masi - Does size matter?
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cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org

In reading some of the writeups about the bike, I came across:

"The aforementioned pieces are being held by a first generation N.O.S. Campagnolo 1046/a Nouvo Record bottom bracket assembly, a set I was lucky t o find because it had the wider 4mm lock ring that was correct for the narrower Masi shell"

I'm not familiar with why one needs to run a 4mm lockring? Is the BB shell not centered on the frame? What is the width of such a BB shell? Is there some unusual chainline issue?

Tam "curious" Pham Huntington Beach, CA

On 4/12/06, Jay Van De Velde <jaysportif@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> Speaking as one who has plenty of garage queens, I'm curious if the size
> of this bike is relevant to the bidders. If the hopeful owners intend to
> keep it as an unridden object of art, does it matter if the bike is/ is n ot
> the proper size? If the intention is to keep it unsullied, is the pool of
> bidders larger than for a bike that's been around the block a bit? Nothin g
> wrong with keeping it as a wall hanger or throwing a leg over the
> saddle once in awhile, imo.
>
> http://ebay.com/<blah>
>
> Jay Van De Velde
> Seal Beach,CA