George,
I keep my Masi upstais in it's own room. It sits on a handmade walnut wood stand about a foot off the floor, and I have strung small blinking lights on the bike that emanate to the wall corners above.. There is a sheepskin covered chaise lounge in the room also, where I can recline in comfort while gazing at the splendor. The only other adornment is a small sound system to help provide the right atmosphere for viewing. There is no mirror on the ceiling. I often retire to there in the evening. I also sometimes ride the bike, and a great ride it is indeed.
Dennis Young Cherry blossom time in Hotaka, Japan.
> The exchange of the past few days has finally codified why I will
> never own, or, desire to own, a Masi. Sorry folks, to me, it's a
> bicycle. A beautifully made piece of art on two wheels, but still
> just a bicycle. And it won't get me down the road any better than
> the Rossin already hanging in my garage, or give me wonderful
> twinges of my insanely rampant youth 35 years ago like a Paramount,
> Raleigh Professional or top of the line Gitane or Falcon.
>
> It's just another pretty bicycle, and for the life of me, I can't
> figure out why such a bicycle can take up 2-3 days of digests. Oh
> well, I'm a philistine. And comfortable pounding down the road on
> a cottered crank, plain old tubed Raleigh.
>
> George R. "Syke" Paczolt
> Deranged Few M/C
> Montpelier, VA