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Masi Bicycles is a manufacturer of road, track, cyclocross and commuter bicycles based in Vista, California, United States.

History

Faliero Masi commenced making bicycle frames at the Vigorelli Velodrome in Milano in the 1950s, after a career as a professional racer and team mechanic. In 1972 he and his son Alberto moved the business to Carlsbad, California, selling the "Cicli Masi" name and trademark to a group of investors.^{[citation needed]}

Later, Faliero and Alberto returned to Italy. Disputes over volume production caused a break in relations between Masi and the US Masi investors. The ownership of the US trademark remained with the US operation, so the Masi family were unable to sell bikes in the US under their own name.^[1]

Alberto Masi would later release bikes into the US under the "Milano 3V" name.^[2]

The Masi name and logo is now owned by Haro Bikes.

Many significant professional cyclists rode Masi bikes, such as Antonio Maspes^{[citation needed]}, Fausto Coppi^{[citation needed]}, Felice Gimondi^{[citation needed]}, Jacques Anquetil^{[citation needed]} and Eddy Merckx^{[citation needed]}.

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External links

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[1] ttp://www.ebykr.com/2005/12/masi/

[2] ttp://www.milano3v.com/

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 The Masi name and logo is now owned by [[Haro Bikes]].
-Many significant professional cyclists rode Masi bikes, such as [[Antonio Maspes]]<ref>http://www.chainedrevolution.com/discuss/2008/10/25/AntonioMaspesCarvesATurnAboardAMasiTrackBike.aspx</ref>, [[Fausto Coppi]]<ref>http://www.theracingbicycle.com/Faliero_Masi.html</ref>, [[Felice Gimondi]], [[Jacques Anquetil]]<ref>http://www.chainedrevolution.com/discuss/2008/08/28/JacquesAnquetilHourRecordMasiBike.aspx</ref> and [[Eddy Merckx]]<ref>http://www.chainedrevolution.com/discuss/2009/06/29/EddyMerckxSprintsForTheFinishOnHisFaemaMasiTrackBike.aspx</ref>.
+Many significant professional cyclists rode Masi bikes, such as [[Antonio Maspes]]{{cn}}, [[Fausto Coppi]]{{cn}}, [[Felice Gimondi]]{{cn}}, [[Jacques Anquetil]]{{cn}} and [[Eddy Merckx]]{{cn}}.
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