Should I buy the Masi?
(At the risk of breaking a forum rule... cross-posting???)
I've been watching this in the For Sale sub-forum for a while now: MASI and am now interested, but unsure. I know little about this model, didn't find much on the internet and only two short topics on them here at BF. Anyone own one, had one before or is familiar and can offer an opinion? As I've never owned a bike this new (whatever year that is) not sure what to expect.
Not planning on a new build or a restoration, but to swap over the components from my daily-rider Palo Alto (excepting the rear wheel, will need 126mm hub). One thing that's great is that with my long legs but not-so-long torso and arms, I like a bike where the top tube is shorter than the seat tube -- the Masi is about 8mm longer in both directions than what I ride now, very doable.
So, and this is very subjective, will I delight in the change or be asking myself why I did such a thing?
Opinions?
Before the very patient seller puts me on his Ignore List, I should decide one way or the other.
I've been watching this in the For Sale sub-forum for a while now: MASI and am now interested, but unsure. I know little about this model, didn't find much on the internet and only two short topics on them here at BF. Anyone own one, had one before or is familiar and can offer an opinion? As I've never owned a bike this new (whatever year that is) not sure what to expect.
Not planning on a new build or a restoration, but to swap over the components from my daily-rider Palo Alto (excepting the rear wheel, will need 126mm hub). One thing that's great is that with my long legs but not-so-long torso and arms, I like a bike where the top tube is shorter than the seat tube -- the Masi is about 8mm longer in both directions than what I ride now, very doable.
So, and this is very subjective, will I delight in the change or be asking myself why I did such a thing?
Opinions?
Before the very patient seller puts me on his Ignore List, I should decide one way or the other.