Masi Bikes

ncjake said:

Hey everyone, I am a MTBer who wants to get into road racing. Now I need to find a good, cheap bike. I loved the movie Breaking Away. In that movie I believe they ride Masi bicycles. And from reading websites I gather that Masi has a great tradition. But as I read these forums I don't hear the name mentioned. Have these bikes gone out of style or something? What is your opinion of these bicycles?

Great bikes

http://www.classicrendezvous.com/Italy/Masi/Masi_main.html

ed073 said:

Great bikes

http://www.classicrendezvous.com/Italy/Masi/Masi_main.html

great bikes but seriously old school...
look into something like a ginat ocr 3...

ncjake said:

Hey everyone, I am a MTBer who wants to get into road racing. Now I need to find a good, cheap bike. I loved the movie Breaking Away. In that movie I believe they ride Masi bicycles. And from reading websites I gather that Masi has a great tradition. But as I read these forums I don't hear the name mentioned. Have these bikes gone out of style or something? What is your opinion of these bicycles?

The MASI is probably one of the most respected marques in road racing that there has been. These are earlier bikes that have a mystiqe of their own and an avid following. The bikes started in the 1950s and are still being produced, but the earlier STEEL frames are the ones with their own fan club.
Masis have been sought after by riders and collectors, both for their history and the ride they provide, the most sough after model seems to be the Gran Criterium. Others like the stiffer 3v. Search the web for Masi history and visit a site www.classicrendezvous.com and you will see some interesting history. Bruce

ncjake said:

Hey everyone, I am a MTBer who wants to get into road racing. Now I need to find a good, cheap bike. I loved the movie Breaking Away. In that movie I believe they ride Masi bicycles. And from reading websites I gather that Masi has a great tradition. But as I read these forums I don't hear the name mentioned. Have these bikes gone out of style or something? What is your opinion of these bicycles?

Yes, Masi is an awesome classic, as is Cinelli, Colnago, et al. But, if you want to go fast vs. get compliments at the start line you should start with bike geometry. A bike's geometry (in total, including both lengths of tubes and angles) will determine how aerodynamic your position on the bike will be. An excellent aero position on the bike will dwarf any advantages of weight and tube shape, etc. Granted, the right geometry and light weight is the best, but if you have to sacrifice something you want to sacrifice weight before you sacrifice geometry. I hardly want to get into the subject of getting fit, but basically that's what you want to do. Not everybody's frames will have the right geometry for you. Once you know the right geometry, you'll know whose frames to consider.

Great frames. Nothing old school about their modern models. I have an '04 Gran Corsa which is alu. with carbon chain stay and carbon fork. Supposedly they are owned by the BMX company Haro now. Don't know if the frames are still made in California. Check out their web site masibikes.commasibikes.comOpen ↗