Just got this a couple of days ago and lovin it.

I'm jealous, thats a great looking bike. I can only guess how well it rides

MASI puts out some good looking bikes! Too bad I've never ridden one before.

looks great! How does it ride?

Rides great, I love everything about it except for the 42t crankset (suntour). I find myself pedalling nonstop to catch up with my friends Kilo with a 48t crankset (maybe its just that I'm out of shape). Some other minor issues are: the thickness of the cork tape (not thick enough), seat angle (too horizontal for me, wish i could angle it down a bit) and the height of the headset? not sure what its called, but I wish it was a bit taller, more spacers i guess. I'm a tall lanky fellow. Other than that I love it. A bit pricey ($750) but I got it for the name. After watching "breaking away" I had to get a Masi

Nice. Throw some fenders and a rack on it, it'll be the perfect commuter.

It's good to know that there are some companies out there that still make a frame with horizontal dropouts.

You should be able to fix the seat angle pretty easily. As far as the spacers, have you tried flipping your stem? That might help a little.

I'll try flipping it tonight thanks for the tip!

That looks almost like a zero degree stem - don't think you'll get a lot of change by flipping it. Your bike looks very nice.

Thanks for the compliment, I don't think its 0 degrees. i think its the Ritchey 84 degree angled stem. I'm also thinking about getting the Ritchey Comp 30 degree stem in 60mm (length). I feel like my bars are just too low...

Maybe you could pop into an LBS and ask them to help you with a fitting? They may be able to give better advice, seeing you in person on the bike, as to which components would be good to adjust/swap.

I plan on doing that today.

I also need a comfortable seat that looks good (anyone know of any?), I'm considering getting one of these as well... (U.S.E. Carbon Sumo XCR Seat Post)

I'd like the black or white Selle An-Atomica Titanico LD saddle on that bike:
https://www.universalcycles.com/shopp...&category=3889

It's damn comfortable and looks super classy with a Masi.

Here's the argument for the saddle material:
https://www.sheldonbrown.com/leather.html

But saddles are very personal, so it's hard to say what you'll like best

Looks classic, I'll keep that in mind, thanks.

Had you been riding anything before you got this bike a few days ago? If not, I say give it a little more time before taking drastic action. If the position is new, it will take your body some time to get used to. Fit is entirely dependent on your body shape, but your setup doesn't look terribly aggressive (assuming it fits). Every spring I think I forgot how torturous my road bike is (the racy one), but it just takes me a few rides to get my flexibility and core back in shape. I would ride it for a week or two and see what happens.

That said, if anything hurts, particularly in the, well, important areas which contact the saddle, cease and desist.

In terms of saddles, I love the looks of the San Marco Regals. They come in other colors, but I think the black would look very classic on that bike:

Yeah uh, your stem is definitely not that one.

You're lucky - that bike rides like a ******** dream, and I can't afford it. At least you don't even know what a great bike you're not buying.

At this moment in my life, I just can't afford that bike. We need an apartment with +1 room for the kid, and a researcher's salary (who doesn't work in the industry) is miserable.

This is my first bike in 20 years. I'm going to give it a month or so, but if it still feels uncomfortable then I'm going to get a new saddle/seatpost. It's especially uncomfortable in the "sensitive tissue" area.

He said that's the stem he's thinking about getting. He didn't say it was the one he has.

Yeah, that sensitive area is important to me, too. The saddle I linked in my last post has a cutout just for that. Also, leather is very friendly on the sit bones.

I feel your pain, i paid an arm and a leg for this beauty.


the stem shown was the one that I'm thinking of getting.

I don't own a Masi, but they really seem to be winning in the design department lately. The commuter and the randonneur in the speciale line both win in my book. They're set up very functionally, and I suppose it doesn't hurt that they're pretty.

Glad you like the bike. +1 to fenders!

Stay away from suspension seat posts. If you want suspension, get it on the saddle:



Since you just got the bike, hold off on getting a new saddle for a bit. Your butt and the saddle need time to get acquainted. Lycra shorts, either roadie or mtb. style, will prevent chafing and be more comfortable in hot weather. There are several shorts available in hipster style, too that look really nice that you can wear wherever.

It's cheaper and easier to swap cogs than chainrings. If you are running 42-17, get a 16T or 15T cog. That'll increase your speed plenty.

if you mount fenders do it this way. These are Planet bike Cascadia's. Rear racks wont fit with the supplied hardware.The left side attachment hole is to close to the brake adjustment knob to work, Axiom makes one that will fit to the rear brake bolt. Nice Masi welcome to the Masi owners club.

Ya thats what the guy at the bike shop said, to stay away from the seatpost suspensions. That brooks looks really nice, although I don't know if it'll match the look on my bike, I don't want to look goofy, not that it looks goofy, it just doesn't seem to match my bike... i guess?

I also ordered padded biking underwear from performance bikes. That should help out some. Last night I angled the seat down a bit and that seemed to help out too.

I'll look into swapping out the cogs too. Thanks for the tip.

I'm not sure if I'm going to do the fenders, seems like everyone's recommending it. What purpose do they serve? Is it purely asthetics? I kind of want to keep the weight to a minimal if it adds any...