That's a beautiful bicycle!

First of all, that is a "grail" bike for me, and I have a line on one here in St. Paul.

A 1974 to be sure.

I had an opportunity to buy a different 1974 last winter, but I was unsuccessful.

That one had a whopper of a dent in the top tube that made yours look inconsequential.

I quickly talked to a nationally "esteemed" builder from Minneapolis about the costs to replace a top tube.

I then put in a bid that was near the seller's asking, and I didn't get the Masi.

The other bidder didn't care about the large dent and simply paid the seller.

In that case, the dent made little difference in the selling price.