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Misrepresented as being older than they really are. Masis has no problem with this but the inexperiencedĬertainly do. Hundred bikes appeared with numbers like "01," "042," Single leading zero represent 1,000, and so the next few To do so has been the source of much confusion in the
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With a bit of common sense would have opted for "1001" as Things get a little complicated when, or more accuratelyĪfter, production reached 1000 frames. This was probably doneĪt the same time that they began placing the "MC" prefix inįront of the frame size (as Masi had been doing in Italy all Sometime between #106 and #124, the serial number was The bottom bracket, while the serial number was placedīelow. Placed above the window on the downtube tang of As with the firstĪnd second batches, the frame size stamp was On the third, fourth, fifth and part of the sixth batch of frames (fromĪt least #28 to at least #106), the “MC” prefix was moved in front of the This means that from here on, you would addĢ5 to the serial number to find the actual production number Note too that for this secondīatch of 25 bikes, they started numbering again from “MASI” was embroidered on the jersey with a smaller Likelihood, “MC” represents “Masi California” as evidencedīy the “Masi California” jersey that was given away with theĮarliest bikes (yellow with blue side panels and yellow Less-than-knowledgeable eBay seller has asserted. That it does NOT stand for "Mario Confente" as more than one It stands for "Masi Carlsbad" while others favor "MasiĬalifornia." Perhaps the only thing we can be sure of is The subject of some speculation over the years. The meaning of these two letters has been Window on the BB downtube socket, and the serial numberįollowed by "MC" below the window. For the secondīatch of frames they stamped the frame size above the oval
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Than likely, “A” was meant to stand for “America.”Īfter that first batch of 25 frames, Masi decided that the Size in centimeters, with the letter "A" preceding it. The end of 1973, they had numbers stamped on the downtube When Carlsbad's first group of 25 frames was produced toward The bottom bracket and has nothing at all to do with Masi. This is the symbol of Georg Fischer, the company who cast Seen on many Masi bottom brackets from the 60's and 70's. Stamped on the bottom brackets of American Masis.ĭo not need to concern ourselves with is the "+GF+" that is Should describe the various numbering schemes that are found Soīefore we proceed to the topic of production dates, we
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Not only is misinformation about these numbers widespread,īut not every scheme referenced the date of manufacture. Serial number schemes changed several times over the years. at least the Yanks were considerate enough to use Granted, perhaps not theĭegree of confusion one may encounter when dating Italian Often leads to confusion and misunderstanding among the Determining the date of production of American Masis
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