1976 Masi Gran Criterium Carlsbad Confente* with Super Record HS MC 60 / #04 58

Description: 1976 Masi Gran Criterium Carlsbad Mario Confente* with Super Record HS MC 60 / #04 58 We know this was made at the Carlsbad facility where many of the legends in bicycle fabrication and paint had their start.Brian Baylis, Mario Confente , Rob Roberson , Dave Tesch , Jim Allen ,Jim Cunningham and many others had been in attendance. What part of the process did Mario Confente have in this if any ?He was just about to depart the project at this time - The brake cable guides are HIS for sure It seems that he did personally produce many of the larger size and made to measure frames .Along with beautifully scalloped seat stay caps and this bike has the slotted Fisher fork crown which Mario was known to choose. Ted Kirkbride writes :Back in 1976. Mike Howard built frames and Brian Baylis painted the Masi ???? As reported to the B Hovey list : From 1976 - MC 60 04 58Red (tomato)Mario Confente TT brake cable guides BZ shift levers - clamp on FD one set H2O BZFork Crown =. SF - Slotted Fisher WC stripes Some speculate frame was repainted by Jim Allen in the late 70s as the flags/GC removed and possibly the Confente cable guides installed .That and the original paint I am not sure , however the tell tail repaint signs on the fork crown DO NOT exist Sizes : Head Tube 165mm Top Tube 570mm Seat Tube 590mm. to top (58 to center) Chainstay ~ 410mm The frame has no dents or dings = There are some scratches inside left chain stay and seat stay also for some reason the region where the clamp on Front Derailleur mounts other than a minor touch up the frame is good to go and would be a incredible E'roica edition Something Additional By chance, a decision was taken at Masi in 1978 that would elevate the beauty of Dave’s "Breaking Away" bike and others built that year to a higher level.The standard Gran Criterium decal set, comprising many visually complicated elements, was modified and simplified which significantly enhanced the appearance of the bikes.Depending on who is telling the story, this change occurred either because of difficulties with applying the Italian-supplied decals resulting in the decision to reduce the number of them, or because there was only one Masi model produced in the US and it was felt unnecessary to have ‘Gran Criterium’, references to Milano and international flags all over the bike. Whatever the reason, the effect was brilliant.With the decal clutter removed Dave’s Masi was a thing of beauty that even a layperson could appreciate.It was a one-year mod that happened to coincide with the movie and the following year the original cluttered Masi decal set was back in use. Please look at the images and ask any questions prior to purchase - Thank You

Price: 1599 USD

Location: Fallbrook, California

End Time: 2024-07-27T01:35:12.000Z

Shipping Cost: 100 USD