Tam and all,
That is the crown (along with other styles) that goes with 24mm round bl ades. The "twin plate" style crown fits 22.2mm fork blades. Has anyone e ver seen a '71ish Masi Gran Criterium with a fork that has those blades and that crown? I have! It's original to the bike and everything. I rece ntly restored a GC like I have described. Road bike with a track fork. P retty much like the Masi frame Mario Confente built for himself when he first came to Carlsbad in 1973.
Brian Baylis
La Mesa, CA
On Nov 5, 2007 2:14 PM, Tam Pham <terminaut@gmail.com> wrote:
> 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.
>
>
It looks like the seller went through the trouble of removing the fork t o provide a photo of the steerer tube. Good on him, as the year of the bik e is now firmly established and any reservation about the originality of the fork as a Masi product is rendered moot.
Photo here:
http://images.andale.com/
If the winner is interested in selling/trading the Wolber wheel covers please contact me after the auction. I would pay $150 for them or perhap s trade one of my covers that would be more appropriate (ie. Clement) for the Masi. My Huffy needs new clothes. :-)
Cheers,
Tam Pham
Huntington Beach, CA - USA