Originally Posted by veggiemafia
If your homeboy would like to race track, then I say he should get the Mercier. If, however, he wants to ride on the street, I say either is going to make him equally happy.
Heaven forbid someone ride a bike with road geometry on the road. Everybody knows you need track geometry to go to the bar. (That said, I ride my track bike to the bar more often than I actually make it to the track.)
For street riding, I'd take the Masi any day. LBS has one in stock and it's a very nice looking bike. Why anyone thinks riding with their @ss in the air and their nose sniffing the front tire is cool is beyond me but to each his own. The street is not a velodrome.
Orange bikes? They go faster and chicks love them.