Well, as I've said before here, I was initially puzzled by why Masi seems to have such a large following in the US and on the CR, drawing much more interest than other bikes of equal quality and importance.
I think it is precisely the remarkable number of top builders and painters who passed through the Masi California operations that have given Masi almost a cult following in the US. In many ways, I think Masi may be more important as an American marque than as an Italian one.
Regards,
Jerry Moos big Spring, TX
Gear <gear@xmission.com> wrote: HI all, got two questions, unrelated to each other, but in an effort to reduce posts, I'll pose both here. First, seems every third thing I read about Masi Cal refers to someone else working there who went on to be, or was already, highly regarded in the bike building, painting or otherwise community. Does anyone have a comprehensive list of employees who were spawned by or helped spawn the Masi legend here in the states? Secondly, I've got this frame, a Guarini, that I am trying to research. I've queried the list to no avail, but wondering if anyone here knows of a reference list/website of Italian marques that I may try. Google just gets me all I need to know about American Idol winner Justin Guarini. No disrespect to the talented Mr. Guarini, I'm sure, but that's no good to me. As always, help's appreciated and gratitude extended.
Greg Overton
trying to keep toes warm in
Salt Lake City, Utah