MASI Prestige, Campagnolo Super Record, 60cm (1983)

Faliero Masi and  his son Alberto Masi, are legendary icons of the Italian bike handscrafting. They have been prefered builder for many stars in the pro-cycling peloton. Faliero Masi was handcrafting frames at the Vigorelli Velodrome in Milan in the 1950s, after a career as a professional racer and team mechanic. Alberto Masi was born June 3rd 1943 in Sesto Fiorentino, Italy. At age 16, he was Fausto Coppi’s mechanic at the Giro d’Italia. In 1973 Alberto took over the Vigorelli shop, while Faliero and two assistants went to the US and began production at a new facility in Carlsbad, California. A few years later, Faliero returned back to Italy.

The Prestige is one of the most appreciated Italian bikes, launched in 1975, handmade in Masi’s famous workshop at the Vigorelli velodrome in Milan, Italy. Like all Masi’s frames also this one shows extraordinray details like large ”M” cut-out from underside of bottom bracket shell and lugs which were carefully filled and customized for highest performance.

Proudly presenting another beautiful Italian masterpiece: 1983 MASI SI Prestige. Extraordinary details of lugs, tubes and cut-outs makes you understand why most of the top cyclist in 1960s/70s were racing with bikes made by ”The Tailor”. The frame shines in original dark blue paint, very likely made of Columbus SL tubing (Masi never told exactly what tubes he used), fully built with Campagnolo Super Record groupset, Cinelli stem, Mavic GP4 rims with high flange hubs. The trandescent beauty of this steel icon remains unrivalled.

L’Eroica ready.

Frame & Fork: MASI Prestige

Size:

-seat tube (c-t): 60 cm

-top tube (c-c): 57 cm

-headset tube: 16.8 cm

-standover: 84 cm

Crankset: Campagnolo Super Record

Bottom bracket : Campagnolo Super Record

Front Derailleur: Campagnolo Super Record

Rear Derailleur: Campagnolo Super Record

Headset: Campagnolo Super Record

Shifters: Campagnolo Super Record

Brake Levers: Campagnolo Super Record

Brakes: Campagnolo Super Record

Handlebar: Cinelli

Stem: Cinelli

Hubs: Campagnolo Super Record. – high flange

Rims: Mavic GP4

Cassette: Regina Oro 6s

Seatpost: Campagnolo Super Record (27,2mm)

Seat: Cinelli Unicantor

Pedals: Campagnolo Super Record

Condition: Used, but very good condition. Original paint and decals. No cracks, no dents, not bent. Some signs of normal use, some tiny touch-ups here and there. All parts are working fine.

Year: 1983

Price: 2799€ (2999€)

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