jnorris@ihnp1.UUCP (jim norris) (08/07/84)
1) Does anyone have any opinions on MASI frames??? 2) Where is High Country Imports in Colorado??? (They carry MASI frames) jmn
paul@hpfclp.UUCP (paul) (08/07/84)
There are several dealers in the Denver area that carry Masi frames
(check the Yellow Pages).
Several people at work here own Masis, and they really like them
(although they are *expensive*). Masi frames are 531, and some people
claim that larger bikes (e.g. > 61cm frame size) should not be built
with 531 due to whippyness. It sounds more like a religious issue to me
than anything else.
Paul Beiser
Hewlett-Packard Ft. Collins, Colorado
...{ihnp4,hplabs}!hpfcla!pauljeff@dual.UUCP (Jeff Houston) (08/07/84)
I have an old MASI frame which I still ride on occasionally. The current
breed of MASI's are made somewhere in Southren California, I think by the
same folks that produce the Medici bikes (this may be inaccuarate but the
Medici and Masi frames are nearly identical). The "standard" Masi frames
are made of Reynolds 531-SL tubing and come in every size from 48cm to 63cm
(or they used to). Masi's other bike is the Prestige, which is made out
of Reynolds 753 tubing - the ultralight, ultra-strong stuff. I have seen
one of these bikes in the last 5 years so it could be that this frame is
no longer being imported or made. The Prestige model was always made in
Italy as far as I know. Pricing for the Masi frames is high, the standard
model - the Gran Criterium - runs for about $600 to $700 and the Prestige
was priced at $800 to $900.
To quote the immortal Bill the Cat, "GACK".
Bill the Cat for President!!!
Jeff Houston
Dual Systems Corp., Berkeley, CA
{ucbvax,ihnp4,cbosgd,zehntel,fortune,decwrl,plus others}!dual!jefftk@ecn-ee.UUCP (08/13/84)
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ecn-ee!tk Aug 12 17:24:00 1984
Anybody hear of the Masi Volumetrica frame? It's supposedly
made with slightly larger-than-normal diameter, thin walled
alloy (not chro-mo) tubing. Claims are that it is very rigid.
Has anyone seen one of these in the flesh (in the steel?) ?
Or better yet, ridden one? Wouldn't be the first time that
Masi has been the innovator...
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Tom Kirk
{allegra|decvax|harpo|ihnp4|teklabs|ucbvax}!pur-ee!tkmats@dual.UUCP (Mats Wichmann) (08/19/84)
No, not really a religious issue at all. Some types of tubing just isn't
rigid enough when stretched out to the longer lengths required for larger
frames. I am 6'4" and ride a pretty big frame, so I have had to consider
it. Not just that the frame will be more whippy, but that it won't hold up
under heavy stress - you know, all that weight (since a bigger rider is
often carrying more weight as well as being taller) slamming into potholes,
crashing, etc. - the frames can just fold up if the tubing is too light.
Must admit, however, that I have never heard this about Reylonds 531.
You just don't build bigger frames out of the lighweight Columbus tubing
(SL ?), however.
Mats Wichmann
Dual Systems Corp.
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