Maximilian71

Dear all,

I desperately need your help in identifying this Masi! I tried to do some research but as I am not very competent in Masi bikes i hope that you can help me. I already posted this message in another subforum,but i have been told that this is the proper forum for identification of the bike, so here i am.

I attach some pictures, but you can find a wider set of pictures here: https://www.flickr.com/x/t/0099009/photos/100751914@N08/

The bike has certainly been bought in Florence(Italy) at the Poggiali shop in the mid 80s. It is not certain if the bike was new or 2nd hand.

The serial number below the bottom M is "TT ?85 71". It is written in tiny characters and not easy to read.

The frame seems to be of a Prestige. As spotted by a user, it may have been repainted as the paint is quite thick. It has decals of the period 1984-1990. The decal on the downtube is just Masi. Which i have been told to be not common. On the downtube there is also the label "Servizio corse brev. 26360". The "Alberto Masi" signature is on the the drive side of the tobtube. The seat stay caps do not have "Masi" written in it. Nothing is also written in the small tube connecting the two seat stays. signs of two small pantography seems are found at the connection of the small connecting tube and the two seat stays. The chainstays have different color. the one on the drive side is is plated while the other is read as the frame.

The front fork is plated and it has no Masi crest on it. It seems to be a early Masi fork. It actually seems to be the picture n.7 in the bhovey website (https://bhovey.com/Masi/MasiBits/Fork.htm)

The bike is equipped with Campagnolo Super Record. Breaks are from the 70s, as rightly spotted by a member. From the same period probably are the hubs and shift levers. Unknown is the period of the front and rear derailleur (I looked desperately for the year but i did not found anything). Breaks levers, seat post clamps, head tube and headset are Campagnolo. Seat post is Campagnolo with Masi pantography. While the Campagnolo super Record seems to be complete, the bottom bracket is Campagnolo-Athena.

Stem is 3ttt with the "Alberto Masi" pantography. Handlebar is 3ttt Super Leggero with (horrible) yellow-black cotton tape. Stem and dhandlebar seems more recent than the rest of the bike.

This is the description of all the bike. I would be please if some of you could help me to rebuild the story of the bike by identifying the year of frame and its possible model.

Wider set of picture can be found here: https://www.flickr.com/x/t/0099009/photos/100751914@N08/

Thanks a lot in advance for all your help!
M

repechage

Participants of the C&V forum almost always look at the C&V appraisals forum too, where the original thread to this bicycle can be found.

https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...-is-a-Prestige

I think C&V folk have looked at this already and if they have a comment have or will soon reply.

Asking Bob Hovey directly might help. Asking Alberto Masi directly also might help.

jimmuller 

The head tube decal looks like the one on Bob Hovey's website as "Italy, 1984 to 1990's. Back to the older crest. Alberto signature is added, and a new design on the right emblem incorporates Visconti cross." The "HI-FI" apparently refers to "High Fidelity investment cast lugs".

Katiesmalls

it will be available for a collector or museum

Bianchigirll 

Buy a membership and put this in the for sale section where it belongs.

Katiesmalls

I am respectfully asking the moderator to remove all my threads. Posts I can delete, the option for threads delete seems to avoid me.
Banchigirl, I am not selling it is for a museum or collector so others may enjoy it. I do not need to buy a membership, I am not selling it, it is for a donation.