Hullo, What was the size of the tubing used on the 3V? Does anyone know the wall thickness as well? Cheers! James Valiensi Northidge, CA USA
On Tuesday, November 11, 2008, at 01:57PM, "Michael Schmidt" <mdschmidt56@verizon.net> wrote:
>I agree with Tom here. Until recently, I had a 79 Masi GC and still have
>the 88 3V. I kept the 3V for a bunch of reasons but mostly I like the way
>it rides and the Ferrari red paint job by Brian Baylis talks to me. So the
>3V stayed and the GC found a new home.
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>Mike Schmidt
>Stirling, NJ
>USA
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>On 11/11/08 4:21 PM, "Tom Sanders" <tesanders@comcast.net> wrote:
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>> I have every respect for Bob Hovey's assessment of most anything Masi, but I
>> will say that ugly is often in the eye of the beholder and that to me they
>> are by no means ugly.I have owned two that I felt strikingly beautiful and I
>> still feel that the one I own now is a stunner.
>> http://www.wooljersey.com/
>> been a cheaper way to build, and even resulted in a heavier bike than one
>> might think, but for me and others on this list they have a unique and
>> comfortable ride and ability to accelerate, mostly due to stiffness, I
>> would guess, that other more expensive bikes can only aspire to. After
>> years of 3V ownership, I really can find little fault with them. Next time
>> I get down to Georgia, I'm going to put Bob on mine and watch him change his
>> mind to a more favorable opinion, even though he may just be reporting on
>> other's aesthetic sense here.
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>> Tom Sanders
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>> Lansing, Mi USA