> I've always thought a large part of the Masi, or at least CA
> Masi, mystic was the tragic and compelling story of Mario
> Confente.
>
> Unfortunately for the price of USA Witcombs, but extremely
> fortunately for the classic bike community, Messrs. Sachs,
> Weigle and, AFAIK, Chance are very much alive and well.
One big difference is that the Italian Masis already had more cachet than the British Witcombs. In fact, I think it's caused a funny situation in the USA. That is, the status of British Witcombs has been raised, due to the later work and reputations of R. Sachs, P. Weigle and C. Chance. For Masi, the reverse is true - the "child" derives its reputation from the "parent". Fred Rednor - Arlington, Virginia (USA)
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