Originally Posted by
repechage
No, "normal" or original reach calipers are correct. Masi forks for the Gran Criterium started out with very short brake reach, less than what the original Campagnolo caliper was capable of being adjusted to. I am not sure why, it got sorted out later. The Universal 68 caliper was adjustable for a bit less reach than the Campagnolo. Maybe that was the reason. Some Masi Specials (late) share this sort reach on the fork. Masi cheated the brake mounting hole up closer to the crown race to gain some extra room initially by the examples I have, and filed the "moon" washer to clear the headset.
The lower head lug angle was adjusted later to allow a longer fork and more clearance. The tight reach would later return with the Prestige when short reach brakes were ubiquitous.
The earliest Short Reach Campagnolo calipers I saw were in late 1974. Way before they were stocked by the distributors.
Yes, the short calipers appeared in '74.
OK, I looked at my NOS Confente-built '72 GC, and it does of course have regular-reach calipers, and they are up pretty high in the slots. Not quite as extremely high as on this tribute bike, though. If I bought this one (too small, plus my wife would kill me anyways...) I would still change the calipers, personally.