In a message dated 11/30/2001 6:40:02 PM Eastern Standard Time, Btomhan writes:
<< Dale, I will have to respectfully disagree with your assessment of these Masi Nuova Stradas. These were a special buy by Performance and have been in their catalog for a while. I bought one 6 months ago and feel it was as good a lugged steel frame finish-wise and lug detail-wise as any of the other Masi Prestige, Nuova Strada or Gran Corsa Italian made frames I have seen or ridden since the mid-' 80s. I built mine up and have been riding it for 3 months and its' ride is about the same as my '75 Masi GC. I like it a lot!! Tom Hanson >>
Ooops. Sorry to insult your ride! I saw them at the bike shows and in a few shops but sounds like you have a good one! I admit I am a bit of a snob regarding finicky details that have little to do with ride qualities! If Mondonico really made them, that is a good indicator in itself....
Dale Brown
Greensboro, NC