Bikes of America (and Canada!)

[Canuk]

Masi's high quality bicycle production was operated in Carlsbad, California under the supervision of the maestro “tailor” of champions, Faliero Masi. Italian production continued under his son, Alberto. The USA company in turn fostered many fine USA builders and artisans. Mario Confente (now deceased), Brian Baylis, Jim Cunningham, Mike Howard, Gian Simonetti, Joe Starck and David Tesch are part of the heritage of Masi USA.
The ownership and manufacture of the Masi cycles has changed over the years and a new line of contemporary bicycles is currently being manufactured “off shore.” (see link below). The early Masi bicycles made in the start-up era have developed a strong following amongst vintage buffs.

 

[Canuk]

Faliero Masi commenced making bicycle frames at the Velodromo Vigorelli in Milan in the 1950s, after a career as a semi-professional racer and team mechanic. In 1973 his son Alberto took over the Vigorelli shop. Faliero and two assistants went to the US and began production at a new facility in Carlsbad, California after selling the "Cicli Masi" name and trademark to an American businessman, Roland Sahm.

Later, Faliero 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.[3] This was despite Faliero Masi having brought over master builder Mario Confente from Italy to help establish the company's U.S. operations, which came to be regarded as producing even finer bicycles than its Italian counterpart.[4]

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

The U.S. rights to the Masi name and logo are now owned by Haro Bikes.

 

[Canuk]

Paisley Scott tandem

 

[Canuk]

Scott Paisley explored bicycle frame building on a fellowship in London, England with the Holdsworth Company. He returned in 1981 and initially set up shop in Hudson, Ohio. In a short time, he moved to Charlottesville Virginia area, built custom frames full time, and then became an owner of the Blue Wheel Bicycle Shop. He has pursued frame building full time and more recently, shifting to much more part time, as but one element of bicycle shop operation.

 

[MattiThundrrr]

Georgina Terry, exceptionally rare in that she's a female builder focusing on bikes for female riders.

Some really unusual stuff, she liked smaller front wheels

https://www.sheldonbrown.com/harris/terry/history.html

 

[vtwinvince]

Don't forget CBS out here on the wet coast.