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Bicycle Makers, Masi

Masi History: A Timeline of Key Frame-Building and Racing Events

Since the dawn of competitive bicycle racing, Italian frame builders have produced some of the world’s most painstakingly crafted machines, and of all the Italian brands desired by bicycle aficionados, vintage Masi bicycles turn up high or even highest on…

Eric Anschutz
July 5, 2026

Bicycle Makers, Masi

The Mystique of Masi: From Vigorelli to Volumetrica

Macro photograph of a Masi bottom bracket shell in grey-blue paint with a cut-out yellow-gold "M" motif and a stamped serial reading "CD7 52".

Since the dawn of competitive bicycle racing, Italian frame builders have produced some of the world’s most painstakingly crafted and sought after machines. Of all the Italian brands desired by bicycle aficionados, vintage Masis turn up high or even highest…

Kurt Gensheimer
February 11, 2018
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