Jerry,
SHUT UP YOU GUYS! Do you want everyone to catch on? BE QUIET, or you'll blow it for us.
Masis aren't much or significantly gooder than say a Masi or other such thing from a technical (and therefore riding standpoint); what is GOODER that this stuff are the American made classic steel bikes. Like the 197 9 Bruce Gordon road bike I just acquired. I rode her for a little yester day for the first and it's a fabulous riding bike, just my size 49.5 c-t , 54cm TT. The bike is in pristine condition considering the age, came w ith 165mm cranks and the straight band Campy frt. der. (which I was unaw are of), along with really nice cobalto brakes and stuff. The craftsmans hip and style of this bike, and the finish as well (pearl lavender) are lightyears ahead of the continental bikes of the period. What a great ad dition to my collection and a main addition to the "American Framebuilde r" wing of my mueseum.
I know Bruce still has new bikes for sale in stock, some go back a ways. I think classic American framebuilders and the older creations will soo n start to get the serious collectors attention they deserve. Think down the road 25 years or so. I just ran into a 25 year old American built c lassic recently that blew my socks off. Maybe more about that later. Rig ht now, I love my Bruce Gordon even though it's pearl lavender; it goes well with my genuine royal purple official Bruce Gordon embroidered FEZ!
Brian Baylis La Mesa, CA Open your eyes to the details and character of the frame, ignore the dec als.
Have to agree, a $300-$400 French bike rides just as well and spares the owner all of the stress and agonizing. And let's not forget the huge a dvantage of the total inconsistency of French manufacturers. No dated h ub locknuts. Component specs and even lug types and DO's that changed n ot only within a single year, but probably weekly. And frame serial num bers cryptic enough to make for a great sequel to the "DeVinci Code". I n short, every debate about the originality of any bit on a French bike can be authoritatively ended with the two-word conclusion, "Who knows?" At which point one can stop worrying and go ride the thing. Ignorance is bliss!!
Regards,
Jerry Moos Big Spring, TX
"kohl57@starpower.net" <kohl57@starpower.net> wrote: Masi.. the name comes up here a lot. But am I wrong or is it often i n connection with eBay scams, overhyped sales pitches, reserves met or unm et , hoodwinked buyers or sellers, Nigerian wire transfers or should I ride o r touch it because so and so restored it?
It sounds like Masi Angst to me.
Which makes we phillistines who neither own or covet a Masi content in o ur
ignorance. Stick to PX-10s, Raleigh Pros and even Cinellis, and you're f
ree from all of this. Just buy it, restore it as best you can and ride it.
Bliss.
Which doesn't suggest that there are those of you out there who not only
acquired a bona fide Masi sans angst and ride it and really, really enjo y it more than any bike on the planet. Now that means more to me than who built it or what kind of bb cut-outs it has. A Masi as fun to ride as a PX-10 bought for $383.00. Now that would be something....
So resolved: Riding a Masi Isn't Better Than Sex, it is Sex.
Over to you Masi-isti...
Peter Kohler Washington DC USA
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