Here is a very original Twin Plate Masi from approximately 1972. This bike basically sat in someone's basement for 30+ years an only required a good cleaning, polishing, re-greasing, and detailing with some new tires and tape. Someone replaced the Martanos with clinchers along the way. I built up some N.O.S. Martano tubulars for it.
What a great collection of bikes. I still have and ride most of my 1962 Follis, a French road bike, which my Uncle Sid gave to me. It was the first ten-speed road bike in the neighborhood. It doesn't compare to any of your bikes. While I love my high-tech, carbon fiber bike, the classic vintage bikes for me have the clear edge when it comes to aesthetics.
ReplyDeleteI am surprised to see this lower headlug on a 72. I was under the impression that the so called 'spoon shaped' headlug was used up through early 74 and then a switch to this lug, but that may only be for Carlsbad Masi's. I have two of those, the earliest with the spoon shaped lug and the latter much like this.
ReplyDeleteGreat stuff BTW.
-BB
The spoon lugs were used on early Carlsbad Masis. Italian Gran Criteriums had the more cut-away style of lug at least dating back to 1971. I have a 1974 Carslbad Masi with the spoon lug, see:
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and a 1971 Italian Masi with a lug shape similar to that on the bike above, see:
http://www.wooljersey.com/gallery/v/Jeff+Pyzyk/71masi/bikes+239.jpg.html
I will be posting photos of these bikes in the future. Thanks for your interesting observation!