Randy dugan wrote:
not mine, item number 120185969690. since it's a buy-it-now, i don't feel bad pointing it out to the group. i have a soft spot for these, and i think guerciottis of this era are pretty rare... the later pre-ten-speed-drive-imports graphics, but with clamp on cable guides and pre-portacatena dropouts and metallic root beer paint - about 1975-6 maybe? plus, this one has some unusual panto pieces and appears to be very complete and original. if it were a 58, it would be a done deal...
cheers,
randy dugan van nuys, ca usa
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I remember when I was about 16, and desperately wanted a Masi GC. I almost bought one then too, with every last penny I possessed, from a shop in Colorado. They tried to sell me a Guerciotti for less, but a Masi was what I wanted. For some reason, now lost to history, I decided not to buy the Masi..but I'm very glad I didn't buy the Guerciotti, because those bikes, in the early 70s, suffered from lousy workmanship. I've seen several since, and owned a couple, and while I, like Randy, have a soft-spot for them, they really are--cosmetically, at least--embarrassing. Every one I ever saw had cracked decals right from the factory, orange-peel paint in one place or another, and the lug work was crude. They may have been perfectly fine bikes..although one I had for awhile, and rode some, felt kinda dead to me in this weird way, can't tell you why, but nothing like a Colnago Super or Masi GC of the same period.
I would love to own a very early one, with the older graphics package that is almost never seen (probably late 60s, but I don't know for sure..)..except, wouldn't ya know it, the one I know of, the only one I've ever seen, has a cracked bb shell, and given the overall condition of the bike (practically pristine original), such a thing could only be the result of sloppy brazing.
Sad. They coulda been a nice bike, if someone had given more of a damn.
Charles Andrews
Los Angeles