Richard, and CR group:
Regarding the new Masi "grand criterium" (which doesn't deserve upper case notation), I have to agree with a famous (steel) framebuilder's remark:
"Once you take off the paint, they all look the same!"
I'm glad I have my lugged steel classics; they never fail to please me, whether I'm riding them or not.
Andrew Gillis (foggy fall weather, good for wool jerseys, in Long Beach, CA )