late 80s masi
Hello bike forums. I'm a new member and new to road cycling. I tried to get into it a few years ago with a Fuji grand touring model, but I bought my bike in the sumer and lived in riverside, California where it often goes above 100 degrees. I didn't have the endurance to go anywhere, so it just sat around and I eventually sold it. Now I'm in san luis obispo where I can ride anytime. I just purchased a 60cm masi 3volumetrica with almost all original parts off of a friend for 350$.it was sitting in his garage since it was too large of a frame for him, and he wanted it to go to a good home. I've done quite a bit of research and it looks as if I've found the best deal of my life. As you'll see in the pictures, its all campy, with very functional delta brakes. The handlers are the drop in style that were popular in road racing for a short period around 88-91. The wheels look to have been replaced with mavic openc4d and mavic 571 hubs around the time that the bike was purchased. Soon ill be replacing the rear wheel since its slightly bent, but I will construct the rear wheel around the existing mavic hub. It's a 16 speed, and has a very unique lug job. I just replaced cables and the seat. I've had trouble finding the exact campy group set that it belongs to, but the front brake says chorus on it. I think it was made between 87-90, and I'm not sure if it was in Italy or California. My research suggests that it was made by a masi, but not sure which one. Of anyone can tell me anything I don't know about this bicycle, I'd greatly appreciate it. I've fallen in love with this bike and I want to know everything and anything I can about it.
The ride is amazing, its incredibly stiff and reacts quicker than any bike I've ridden. I havent ridden it enough to feel comfortable bombing corners, but I'm sure it will corner very very well. It is also very smooth as the frame absorbs a lot of bumps. If anyone has tips on building endurance, is love to hear t. I'm 6'1 250, 20 years old. I have a lot of muscle mass from football lineman days but it hasn't seemed to help too much with cycling. I've put about 50-100 miles on it...i couldn't do more than 3 miles 2 weeks ago and now I'm doing between 5-10 a day.
Sorry about the spelling and grammar. I don't have WiFi at home so I use my smartphone. Thanks in advance for any replies.
Last edited by Dasi; 08-09-11 at 11:11 AM.