CR FOLK:
I was on the verge of finally attaining my Masi-hood, but it was not to be.
Mere hours after the Bay Area Vintage ride where I had ogled Peter and Jan's "Johnson Twins" (I suppose one could refer to them as "Gran Criteria"), I entered eBay and was confronted by item 1024909561 and fell for it hard. This one had it all: Italian! Original paint! Excellent conditon! 175mm cranks! 1972! My size!
To quell the panic I fought to remember my basic training: breath, go home, get Renee's permission. By next morning the launch was a "go", and in-my-mind-it-was-mine. Then I almost choked when after getting back on eBay I saw that "buy it now" had already been invoked by another, and now it's rainy and cold and food doesn't taste good anymore.
I... I had to tell someone.
Brad Stockwell
No Masi
Palo Alto