Kind of a cool throwback
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I bet you're right. Artisan frame builders seem to be staying in business (Columbine, Bilenky, Bohemian, etc). Tommasini still offers fully lugged frames, too.
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If they built a retro styled bike as you suggest, AND did not equip it with modern shifters? They might sell three of them. Maybe.
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I found a perfectly nice Veloce gruppo a few weeks ago.
Bought out a gentleman's garage full of Campy goodies.
This may be a frame that would work on, or maybe not.
I tracked one (Strada) down in Mpls. and I want to look at the frame in person.
Will do so tomorrow on our Sunday "stroll" through the the western Metro area.
I expect to find a Surly Pacer dressed up as a Masi Strada, and that's fine if the price is right.
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My first thought. Turns out they're revamped Dia-Compes, complete with the practical - but not necessarily pretty - Q/R system of the C&V era:
https://www.wiggle.co.uk/dia-compe-dc...-brake-levers/
The overall look of the MASI is commendable (especially with the gum hoods) but I'm not entirely impressed with the lever. Who would have thought that Dia-Compe's lackluster design would have become the de-facto norm for a semi-budget, Italian (granted, in name only) road bike today?
Oh - and the combination of non-aero levers with a threadless stem is simply vulgar.
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https://www.wiggle.co.uk/dia-compe-dc...-brake-levers/
The overall look of the MASI is commendable (especially with the gum hoods) but I'm not entirely impressed with the lever. Who would have thought that Dia-Compe's lackluster design would have become the de-facto norm for a semi-budget, Italian (granted, in name only) road bike today?
Oh - and the combination of non-aero levers with a threadless stem is simply vulgar.
-Kurt
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They went down their "production" checklist and this is their product.
It's not like they had a focus group in for a chat!
They wanted to approximate a certain era and feel, and this is probably the best they could do at this point.
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https://www.masibikes.com/framesets/g...iterium-frame/
Nice looking frame, and they offer it built for under 2 grand. They need to improve the bend on the fork, but otherwise, nice looking frameset.
Nice looking frame, and they offer it built for under 2 grand. They need to improve the bend on the fork, but otherwise, nice looking frameset.
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Problem is, they likely don't care what we think.
They went down their "production" checklist and this is their product.
It's not like they had a focus group in for a chat!
They wanted to approximate a certain era and feel, and this is probably the best they could do at this point.
They went down their "production" checklist and this is their product.
It's not like they had a focus group in for a chat!
They wanted to approximate a certain era and feel, and this is probably the best they could do at this point.
Even a retrogrouch such as I (I still don't accept anything other than C-Record levers in the aero department) would have been very skeptical about that decision. If I were to market a new bike, it would be spec'ed with aero levers, regardless of the styling consequences. Safety and performance first when dealing with cheap suppliers from Japan, et. al.; in my opinion.
Heck, most of my flip bikes get converted to aero levers if I find the supplied Weinmann/Dia-Compe setup doesn't perform to my satisfaction. Likewise, all Raleigh Sports that I flip have their steel brakes swapped out for Tektro 800A's, if the original steel calipers refuse to center properly (offset wear on the return springs, generally).
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Get a load of the "60" degree marking on the lower lug on the MASI site - they didn't even take 10 seconds to file that off the lug before painting. Nothing went into the build of this frame. No effort whatsoever. It would have been impossible to throw together a frame that would look half this good 30 years ago, if it weren't for investment cast lugs.
No, I take that back. Strip the paint off of this thing, and you'll find a modern Fuji S10-S.
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Masi has been rolling out somewhat retro-styled bikes for a few years now, take the Speciale Randonneur for example. I'd love to see any of these in person, but there's only one dealer near me and they don't have any Masis in the shop.
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Masi has been rolling out somewhat retro-styled bikes for a few years now, take the Speciale Randonneur for example. I'd love to see any of these in person, but there's only one dealer near me and they don't have any Masis in the shop.
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In the old days, most of the price of the bike was the bike and much of money ended up in the hands of people that touched the bike. These days, not the case. If Masi wants to retail that bike for $2,000 the frame had better be $15.00 or less at their production cost.
From where I stand, there is a market for simple bike designs. I built this for myself. I am going to replace it soon with a very compact aluminum frame and then with a lugged frame (might as well collect my own bikes too since I get them cheap)
I don't know a lot about the fitting part of bicycles. I really just figure out structural issues. The racer kids who buy most of my bikes thinks building this frame was a mistake from a style perspective. He figures it should have been fully compact with a sloping top tube or been much taller seat/head tube with a properly flat stem. I do love the Columbus nivacrome tube and the steel fork rides very nicely compared to carbon.
Just so you know, I don't think any of this new junk belongs in the C&V forum regardless of what it looks like. The one exception would be sympathetic reproduction items.
I put this up here, not as some type of contribution but for two simple reasons. (1) I like my pretty bike (2) People will see it and may want to buy one. Everyone gets to be bad once once in a while.
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From where I stand, there is a market for simple bike designs. I built this for myself. I am going to replace it soon with a very compact aluminum frame and then with a lugged frame (might as well collect my own bikes too since I get them cheap)
I don't know a lot about the fitting part of bicycles. I really just figure out structural issues. The racer kids who buy most of my bikes thinks building this frame was a mistake from a style perspective. He figures it should have been fully compact with a sloping top tube or been much taller seat/head tube with a properly flat stem. I do love the Columbus nivacrome tube and the steel fork rides very nicely compared to carbon.
Just so you know, I don't think any of this new junk belongs in the C&V forum regardless of what it looks like. The one exception would be sympathetic reproduction items.
I put this up here, not as some type of contribution but for two simple reasons. (1) I like my pretty bike (2) People will see it and may want to buy one. Everyone gets to be bad once once in a while.
27 203 by frankthewelder, on Flickr
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In the old days, most of the price of the bike was the bike and much of money ended up in the hands of people that touched the bike. These days, not the case. If Masi wants to retail that bike for $2,000 the frame had better be $15.00 or less at their production cost.
From where I stand, there is a market for simple bike designs. I built this for myself. I am going to replace it soon with a very compact aluminum frame and then with a lugged frame (might as well collect my own bikes too since I get them cheap)
I don't know a lot about the fitting part of bicycles. I really just figure out structural issues. The racer kids who buy most of my bikes thinks building this frame was a mistake from a style perspective. He figures it should have been fully compact with a sloping top tube or been much taller seat/head tube with a properly flat stem. I do love the Columbus nivacrome tube and the steel fork rides very nicely compared to carbon.
Just so you know, I don't think any of this new junk belongs in the C&V forum regardless of what it looks like. The one exception would be sympathetic reproduction items.
I put this up here, not as some type of contribution but for two simple reasons. (1) I like my pretty bike (2) People will see it and may want to buy one. Everyone gets to be bad once once in a while.
27 203 by frankthewelder, on Flickr
From where I stand, there is a market for simple bike designs. I built this for myself. I am going to replace it soon with a very compact aluminum frame and then with a lugged frame (might as well collect my own bikes too since I get them cheap)
I don't know a lot about the fitting part of bicycles. I really just figure out structural issues. The racer kids who buy most of my bikes thinks building this frame was a mistake from a style perspective. He figures it should have been fully compact with a sloping top tube or been much taller seat/head tube with a properly flat stem. I do love the Columbus nivacrome tube and the steel fork rides very nicely compared to carbon.
Just so you know, I don't think any of this new junk belongs in the C&V forum regardless of what it looks like. The one exception would be sympathetic reproduction items.
I put this up here, not as some type of contribution but for two simple reasons. (1) I like my pretty bike (2) People will see it and may want to buy one. Everyone gets to be bad once once in a while.
27 203 by frankthewelder, on Flickr
Nice bike.
...except you should flip the stem and lose the blue cages. Go chrome.....
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