the modern masis have nothing to do with the old ones.

the thing that made me really dislike the especiale fixed is that out of the box they come with a seatpost shim and a seatpost thats too small for the tube. how cheap is that?! at the shop i work at we sell a few of the pistas, san jose/freemont/etcs, low end giants, and the masi's and even though im throughouly sick of seeing chrome pistas around everywhere, i think they're superior bikes, and steer people to them rather than the masis.