Description
If you are a cycling enthusiast, you have probably seen the classic 1979 coming-of-age, Academy Award-winning film, Breaking Away.
The hero is Dave Stoller, an Indiana cycling buff with dreams of riding with Team Cinzano. Dave’s Masi is surely one of the most recognizable bicycles in the history of filmmaking and was a huge part of the engine driving the US “bike boom,” getting so many people interested in cycling in the first place – and, if at all possible, with some Italian flair. At the cross-section of cycling and pop culture, you’ll find this very bike. But even if it didn’t have such a prestigious Hollywood pedigree, this Masi for the 70’s – surely their golden era – would be a wildly collectable and desirable machine.
After racing in Monuments like the Giro d’Italia and Milan San Remo in the 1930’s, Faliero Masi took what he learned from racing bikes and started building them, having an almost “sixth sense” as to what a rider needed from his frame to insure a peak performance. This ability earned Masi a nickname – The Tailor – as he built his company renowned for their obsessive attention to detail. By 1950, Masi’s company – Cicli Masi – was turning out frames for some of the most legendary riders in cycling history, all from a space located below the Vigorelli Velodrome in Milan (Italy).
Launched in 1970, the Masi Gran Criterium is one of the most sought-after Italian bicycles ever manufactured. Inspired by the racing bikes that Masi had built for Eddy Merckx (many riders raced for other teams, though the steel they rode was actually built by Masi), the Gran Criterium is perhaps the pinnacle of Faliero Masi’s achievement. The exquisitely filed lugs and classic Italian angles are clear indicators that this is a bicycle for serious racing.
Masi rarely disclosed which steel tubing he used for the Gran Criterium (or any of his other bikes for that matter), but it’s presumably made either of light and sturdy Columbus SL or Reynolds 531 tubes or a mix.
Specifications:
-Rear axle width: 130 mm
-Bottom bracket: ITA
-Steerer length: 170 mm (threaded part: 45 mm)
-Seatpost diameter: 27.2 mm
-Front derailleur attachment: braze on
-For 700C rims (28" wheels)
-Brakes: for recessed brake bolt
Condition
The frame has no cracks and is not bent. Two small dents on the top tube. Paintwork and decals are original. One touch-up on the left side of the head tube.Bicycle Size
| Size (Center-Top) | 58 cm |
|---|---|
| Top Tube | 56 cm |
| Head Tube | 15 cm |
| Standover | cm |
Details
| Brand | Masi |
|---|
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