Re: [CR] That little Masi on eBay

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From: "Scott Minneman" <minneman@onomy.com>
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Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2009 14:22:45 -0800
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Subject: Re: [CR] That little Masi on eBay


Hard to tell for sure from the photos, but it may be that the fasteners for these particular aftermarket shifter bosses go all the way through the down tube. I have a set somewhere that work in that fashion (uninstalled, and staying that way).

I agree...wouldn't trust 'em otherwise (i.e., if they were tiny sheet-metal screws). The bosses' flanges also cover any cracks that might be growing underneath. Not the most highly-stressed part of a frameset, at least.

Scott Minneman San Francisco, CA, USA

-----Original Message----- From: classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org [mailto:classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org] On Behalf Of Raymond Dobbins Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2009 2:15 PM To: Classic Rendezvous Bike List Subject: [CR] That little Masi on eBay

A few days ago John Waner was concerned about what looked like chrome shi fter bosses on this 1970/71 Masi GC, and Dale Brown said that they were " add on Shimano shift lever chrome finish plastic adapters. Should pop off a nd reveal the brazed on Campag style bosses underneath..."

I thought Dale's eagle-eye opinion was correct (the auction photos are very small), but I just saw that the seller has added some new info and pics, c onfirming that they are shifter bosses that have been added on, apparently by way of four small screws on each boss.

A lamentable modification, but still a cool little frame.  In case you are planning on bidding (John?), but haven''t seen the new info and pic s...auction ends in under four hours:

http://ebay.com/<blah>

BTW, I've never seen those shifter bosses before, and I'm wondering how wel l four little screws into the thin metal, will hold.

Ray Dobbins
Miami, Florida USA