--- Kevin Kruger <ktk17028@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Hi Joe,
> My 1984 Masi by Rob Roberson is the BEST RIDING BIKE
> I
> have ever owned. With the recent discussion about
> "BALANCE" and riding "NO HANDS", I can't stress how
> straight and true my 1984 MASI rides --- never had a
> bike feel so stable!!!
> As for the desire for visible file marks and thin
> paint on the early CA Masis,,,,,I've always
> considered
> these to be detractions from a frame, not a bonus.
> If
> folks really want these on a frame, then they would
> love and highly value the Mexican Raysport
> Cinelli-copy that I just purchased on eBay. It
> looks
> like a Cinelli, with Reynolds tubes and Campy rear
> vertical dropouts. And oh my,,,,very visible FILE
> MARKS on the drilled-out head lugs. Does this
> diminish the "ICK" factor???
> In closing, BRAVO to your group of builders!!! I
> love
> my 1984 MASI, and never plan on selling it. I have
> to
> force myself to ride one of my many other classics
> over it.
> Highest Regards,
> Kevin Kruger - Grantville, PA
An aside: E-bay item # 7125268818, the '84 Masi GC, #4033 that sold for $1425, was made by Rob Roberson also. Hence forth, I declare, comtemptuous talk like, "$500 tops," shall be dismissed as snickering, sniggling drivel, when talking about 80s GCs. Ha! The market shall only be greater and $higher... Joe Starck, masidon, wi