Re: [CR]Masi Special pista for sale on ebay

(Example: Framebuilding:Brazing Technique)

Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2007 17:19:58 -0800 (GMT-08:00)
From: "Marc St. Martin" <marc.stmartin@earthlink.net>
To: Tam Pham <terminaut@gmail.com>, The Maaslands <TheMaaslands@comcast.net>
Subject: Re: [CR]Masi Special pista for sale on ebay
cc: CR <Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>

And it's ORANGE. I'm still married 'cause it's wayyy too big for me.

Marc St. Martin Livermore, CA (pining for Celeste, but will take Orange)

-----Original Message-----

>From: Tam Pham <terminaut@gmail.com>

>Sent: Nov 5, 2007 2:14 PM

>To: The Maaslands <TheMaaslands@comcast.net>

>Cc: CR <Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>

>Subject: Re: [CR]Masi Special pista for sale on ebay

>

>That's a very cool bike, and those Dugasts as well as the neat Wolber covers

>are very desirable to boot! I'm curious about how the bike was dated to '72

>if anyone has some insight to offer.

>

>One of my eclectic collecting "credos" is to keep no more than one bike each

>of road and track for any particular marque so unless I just can't help

>myself at the end of the auction, this bike will go to another lucky

>collector/rider. In fact, I sold off a Carlsbad-Masi Pista last year because

>it was redundant to my Reg Harris Masi. It was a hard thing to do but it

>helps to keep the size of the stable manageable.

>

>Cheers,

>Tam Pham

>Huntington Beach, CA - USA

>

>PS: For fans of track bikes out there, I am currently building up a 50's (ie

>Coppi era) Bianchi Pista and some photos of the bike can be viewed here:

>

>http://www.chainedrevolution.com/images/bikes/bianchi/pista/details.htm

>

>

>

>

>On Nov 5, 2007 12:35 PM, The Maaslands <TheMaaslands@comcast.net> wrote:

>

>> There is a 57 cm C/C Masi Special (which corresponds to a Masi 59 cm

>> measurement) track bike for sale on ebay right now:

>> http://ebay.com/<blah>

>> _W0QQitemZ220168511258

>>

>> Dugast silk track tires and all!

>>

>> So where will the bidding end up on this? and more importantly where

>> will the bike end up? Tam? One of the Sanfords?

>>

>> Steven Maasland

>> Moorestown, NJ

>> USA