Could it be that the builder discovered that the TT would not be level, and adjusted the fork bend to get desired geometry anyway? If so, then Doug's angles relative to earth are the ones to be used rather than his angles relative to TT.
Great article, Doug!
Ken Freeman Ann Arbor, MI USA
-----Original Message----- From: classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org [mailto:classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org] On Behalf Of Chuck Schmidt Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2007 5:06 PM To: CR RENDEZVOUS Subject: Re: [CR] Is a Masi special?
Doug Fattic wrote:
> Is there something about a Masi that makes it more special? I
> certainly thought so when I got my Gran Criterium in the fall of 1972.
> Masi sent me this body measurement chart which I filled out and sent
> back and the result was a V58 all Campy bicycle that cost $350.
There is that indefinable something called "mojo"... a very powerful and
intoxicating thing indeed!
> The interesting thing to me is that it is off quite a bit in the level
> of the top tube and that is what introduces error in what angles it
> was supposed to have.
> (snip)
> I would be interested in what was his real design intentions rather
> than what mine ended up to be.
As they say, the proof of the pudding is in the eating, or riding in this case. If that guy in Verona built his frames that same way time after time and the feedback of how the bike rode was always positive, then what? My opinion is that your bike, the way it turned out "errors" and all, is what the builder "intended."
Chuck Schmidt
South Pasadena, CA USA
http://www.velo-retro.com (reprints, t-shirts & timelines)