I believe that one way to show appropriate respect for this bike would be to hang it in the boiler room. It was hot enough to melt aluminum (chainring, shift lever) and vaporize or burn plastic (jockey wheels). I didn't see any signs of boil of the braze, but I agree with Bob: it should never again be built up. Could you sell it in good conscience?
harvey sachs mcLean va.
From Bob Hovey:
RE: http://www.wooljersey.com/
>>>>Bottom bracket stamps read "C 54" and (in smaller stamp) "841".
Matthew;
This is a Masi Prestige, built in January of 1984, according to the date cod e. The under-bb cable guides support this... the brazed on tunnel guides we re only used for a couple of years, in 1985 they switched to the channels ca st into the BB.
Looks like a good candidate for restoration** ;-) Reminds me of the guitar that Hendrix set on fire at the '68 Miami Pop Festival... Frank Zappa rescue d it, had it rewired, then played it on and off for years. The charred look gave it loads of personality.
http://www.strat-central.com/
** Disclaimer: I wouldn't ride this frame on a bet, even if I was at my col lege weight and my college stupidity level.
Bob Hovey
Columbus, GA USA
http://bhovey.com/
Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2007 18:04:57 -0500 From: devotion finesse <devotion_finesse@hotmail.com> To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org> Subject: Message-ID: <BLU122-W32EBB08B1DE8B19C515330F55E0@phx.gbl> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" MIME-Version: 1.0 Precedence: list Message: 8
List: About 6 months ago, I met a fellow here in Brooklyn who was riding a bizarr e machine: A half lugged, half fillet brazed MTB with a front suspension f ork...and a Gios Torino "Super Record" paint job. Covered in various types of tape and old tubes...An NYC "beater". "Did you convert an old frame into a mountain bike?" "Nah...I had it made custom in Italy...I was a pro for many years." After a few more run-ins and conversations, it turns out he has/had a numbe r of on-topic bikes and memorabilia...most of which were lost in a fire in his apartment here in Greenpoint a couple of years ago. The one bike that he just couldn't let go to waste, though, was his beloved Masi. He told me he got it directly from Faliero at the Vigorelli. "Musta been 35 years ago." I offerred to help him do some research and see if it could somehow be recu ssitated. He left it in my care to "find out what I could find out". Based on Bob Hovey's page, it looks like a 76-77? The date on the Super Re cord rear derailleur is 1977. Bottom bracket stamps read "C 54" and (in smaller stamp) "841". Steerer tube also stamped "C 54". Stay caps have "Masi" above "Brev". Two braze-on cable guides are missing, the rear brake bridge is detached an d the right seat stay cap is separated from the seat lug cluster. Please provide any information you can, based on the pics shown in my new W oolJersey folder:
http://www.wooljersey.com/
Is this thing just "toast", or what? Or is there any chance it could be br ought back from the dead? Do any of you have any experience bringing a bik e back from a similar state?
Matthew Bowne Brooklyn, New York (where having a burnt Masi in my car feels almost as cool as having a Masi)