Re: [CR]Masi GC information request

(Example: Framebuilders:Alberto Masi)

Date: Sun, 02 Apr 2006 10:34:41 -0500
From: "John Thompson" <JohnThompson@new.rr.com>
Organization: The Crimson Permanent Assurance
Subject: Re: [CR]Masi GC information request
References: <000801c6539c$b61a0540$2e01a8c0@smartworld.net>
In-Reply-To: <000801c6539c$b61a0540$2e01a8c0@smartworld.net>
cc: Classic Renezvous <Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>

Dan and Barb Artley/Stein wrote:
> I just received the shipment of a Masi GC that I found in a bike shop in
> Lake Worth, a suburb of West Palm Beach in Florida. Its a beach bike w/
> rust, but good paint and decals and it was cheap and everything works,

[...]
> Bob Hovey's site indicates that it's probably built around 1974. Dale's
> site says that the frames were built with either Reynolds or Columbus
> and that's what I'm trying to find out about mine. There's no tubing
> sticker, but the fork legs seem to be more ovalized than I remember ever
> seeing Columbus tubes.

Look inside the bottom of the steer tube. If there's spiral rifling then it's Columbus.

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John (john@os2.dhs.org)
Appleton WI USA