Yeah, maybe e-RICHIE is right... "Vintage is dead!"
This one has me scratching my head. What would I (me myself) rather have, a restored Masi for $3500 or a totally original Masi for $3500. Of course I'm looking at current $7500 bikes or this bike for $3500 and which would I (me myself) rather have. Which would bring me more pleasure?
Those of you that can't see the point of a Masi are excused from the current discussion... (let that thumb of yours do a devil's dance on that ol' delete key).
Chuck Schmidt South Pasadena, Southern California
On Jun 4, 2006, at 7:49 PM, Brandon Ives wrote:
> Nick I was thinking along the samelines after seeing the bike. I'm
> starting to think the market is going soft. I usually avoid the whole
> Masi thing (been there, done that) thouigh after Brian and Chuck's
> posts I
> had to take a look. Sure the bike isn't 100%, but damn we've only
> seen a
> couple bikes this original over the years. Add the known history and
> you've got a winner, or it should have a winner. Maybe everybody is
> holding their cash for the Cirque.
> best,
> Brandon"monkeyman"Ives
> Coeur d'Alene, ID.
>
>
>
>> A Holy Grail rig for 35 Benjamins and no one has taken the hook.
>> What's wrong with this picture? I figured it would be a no brainer
>> for any Masi cognescenti to get their hooks on this one. Is the
>> market gettin' soft? Does everyone who wants one already have
>> it? Just wondering out loud.
>>
>> Nick Zatezalo
>> Atlanta,Ga.
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>>
>>> From: Chuck Schmidt <chuckschmidt@earthlink.net>
>>> Sent: Jun 4, 2006 8:15 PM
>>> To: classicrendezvous Rendezvous <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
>>> Subject: Re: [CR]CA Masi GC for sale on eBay
>>>
>>>
>>> Brian Baylis wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> I've had a few questions regarding the sweet Masi GC up for sale on
>>>> eBay
>>>> at the moment. Since I'm extra super busy trying to get lots of
>>>> stuff d
>>>> one, and prepare for the Cirque right now, I'd like to save a
>>>> little tim
>>>> e by addressing the bike in question.
>>>>
>>>> It's clearly an early CA period Carlsbad Masi, probably built in
>>>> the sec
>>>> ond run of frames that size and worked on by the "early crew"
>>>> there. Mar
>>>> io on the tourch, Ron Smith at the paint gun, and a whole cast of
>>>> suppor
>>>> ting craftsmen, including myself. This is a really fine example of
>>>> what
>>>> was being built there at the time and obviously what the repatation
>>>> come
>>>> s from. Shown in the most popular color at the time, light blue
>>>> metallic
>>>> . Proper parts all around, only thing it might need is a set of
>>>> yellow B
>>>> inda toe straps with the ends riveted. Rivets are avaiable from any
>>>> leat
>>>> hercraft store.
>>>>
>>>> Someone will hopfully give this baby a new home and take with it
>>>> the off
>>>> icial bragging rights that come with such a machine. It's the real
>>>> thing
>>>> and in real fine condition. Hope it finds a good home and an
>>>> appreciati
>>>> ve new owner.
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Item number: 7245044873
>>>
>>> http://ebay.com/
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>>> tem>
>>>
>>> 3890 hits
>>>
>>> Surprised there hasn't been any discussion on the list about this
>>> bike. This was the most unmolested, in it's original state, Masi GC
>>> I had ever seen. This bike has had four owners, three of whom have
>>> been well known collectors / care takers... I was one of them. It
>>> was obvious to me that the original owner rode the bike a little
>>> when
>>> it was new and then it just got put away in the attic. The second,
>>> third and fourth owners never cleaned off the original dirt from
>>> when
>>> the bike was new some thirty-two years ago and none of them rode
>>> the
>>> bike either. The bike even has its original handlebar tape and
>>> white
>>> Hunt-Wilde bar plugs with the crossed checkered flags! Had the
>>> sharpest edged seat lug and seat stay caps I've ever seen!!!
>>>
>>> Light blue metallic... mmmmmmmmmmmm.
>>>
>>> Chuck Schmidt
>>> South Pasadena, Southern California
>>>
>>> .