Originally Posted by
ShaunJohnson
Medici owners, help me out!
I can, but probably not today. Mine has the simpler downtube transfer without any shooting stars.
For actual original transfers you might make an inquiry to one of the guys on ebay in California who places Masi and or Confente transfers up for sale from time to time. I think he has some, but maybe not a full set. I do not remember the era he has.
Some notes:
Early bikes just had the Medici dragon, (I forget what it was supposed to be, lifted from the Medici coat of arms) no shield surrounding.
The Pro - Strada chain stay transfer was the same art as used by Confente, just the colors transposed. This was one of the problems that led to Mario leaving. But that is another tale.
The sad truth is having the correct graphics on the bike will not really add to its value. These are good bikes overall but the history appears to hold them back, one of the true values in the vintage bike world. Their time has not arrived, an may never.