Menel

Massively huge potential. Tires ruin it, get some 4000S/PRO4.

Not.

Setback seatpost, slammed forward saddle?
Mismatched tires?
Wonky handlebar/shifter position?

Get a new black saddle.


[HR][/HR]
My re-submisssion, update to: https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...1#post14265307

Count: 24 Activities
Distance: 976.70 mi

Helix finally neatened up and dialed in.

Cowboy905

pardon the garage, was the only semi-white i could find.

and yes yes, i know i'm on the small chain ring.

SpinDr

1. The saddle is mounted bang in the centre of the rail limit marks.
2. They're the next items swapped out, when they're worn.
3. I have rotated them slightly since taking the photo, but there is also some optical illusion whatnot going on here as well.

DropDeadFred

are you located in Columbus? I'm wondering if I've seen this bike at my LBS

Menel

Nope. Atlanta/Decatur.

DropDeadFred

gotchya

Yaniel

HOT! My next bike, in 3+ years after grad school and hopefully finding a good paying job, will be a Ti bike. And with some luck and willpower it will be my last bike with hundreds of stories to tell. Either a Lynskey, or a Moot. I love them.

canyoneagle

Hot!
This is the first time I've seen a new Ultegra crank that has not repulsed me (they are more tolerable in black).
Sharp bike!!!!!!!

LowCel 

Just the frame but I think it's a start.

thirdgenbird

Hot frame and stand. I need to grab one of those (the stand)

KoolAidnPizza

LC- why the uneven finish? still great looking frame, jealous as ever

Yaniel

Thats the carbon weave.


HOT even though these are now the ubiquitous TT bike around here.

KoolAidnPizza

Ahhh i see. that would explain that. Thanks sir.

Mm31

I really need a better camera, but here is my Ti entry into the mix...

thirdgenbird

It gets a hot from me! Is that an 11spd crankset and front derailleur on an otherwise 10spd bike?

Mm31

Yes campy 11 crank and FD... Works perfectly with the 10 spd setup. Thanks for the hot ! Appreciate it

-Mike

hendrick81

meh!!!

Menel

Hot!

Drivetrain mismatch irrelevant IMO

Visually, black headset and spacers would be a little more icing. Accent the frame and make front end look shorter and more aggressive.

See my ti a couple posts back. It had a black seatpost on it, before I got the frame matching Lynskey ... Amd I almost preferred the black one :0

ravenmore

Something about the fork on this bike bothers me in regards to the aesthetic (boy don't I sound like a pretentious ******. )

Nice bike though.

DropDeadFred

Fork looks possibly bent

Mm31

The fork is carbon so I don't think it is bent, I think in this picture there is an illusion with one of the spokes that makes it look like an odd bend.

Mike

runningDoc

its that a threaded to threadless adaptor you're using?

that must be a really old school carbon fork because its very slender. Especially with the larger diameter Ti tubing.

Nice bike and HOT!


there are options with 1" steerer carbon threadless forks. the easton EC90 1" are still floating around out there on eBay every once in a while. plus eBay does have some other branded 1" steerer carbon forks too from Ritchey, or generic brands ect... if you ever want to go with a newer fork.

Mm31

Yes it is a very old carbon Time fork, original with the bike. So yes, I am using a threaded to threadless adaptor. I have almost pulled the trigger a few times on switching to a 1" threadless fork but the cost of the fork plus a new headset seemed to not make much sense on a bike I primarily use for bad weather.

javal

The general asumption is that the "french look" was standard, which it obviously wasnt. Smaller frames gives several benefits and I´m sure non-latin riders understood that pretty early. Looking through swedish catalouges from the late 80`s and early 90`s indicates high posts on classic diamond frames. People in northern Europe are not as short as people in Italy, France and Spain...

canyoneagle

I understand this, and was one of those guys on smaller frames with alot of seatpost from the late 70's through the early 2000's. However, this was largely due to the fact that when I raced, I ran about 7"-8" of drop and my stems were at max insertion (these days called "slammed" I guess). Naturally, I had to be very picky with my TT and stem length to ensure a proper fit. Here's the last bike I raced as an example. The grammo quill got wider near the junction with the stem, so this is as low as it would go - plus, the old school headset added 2 cm that would not have been present with a threadless setup, and I could have gone with a 2 cm larger frame.
As set up, this bike was perfect for my riding style at the time- I could comfortably ride 80-120 miles on it as shown.


A "French fit" would have had me with a frame at least 5-6 cm larger, and a threadlless setup another 1-2 more, which would not have suited my preferred style. So, I guess what I'm saying is don't misinterpret my intentions - I get it.

That said, when I see a bike with a ton of seatpost, but also with a stack of spacers or with quill extension, I think "frame's too small". In the case of the Masi, the poster could easily have gone another 2cm of frame with the same drop. I also know that the frame on that bike is limited in its available sizes, and that the owner was on the largest available, and did his best to make it fit.