THEY'RE HERE!!! (sorta)

Just wanted to let a bunch of you very anxious folks know that the Speciale Sprint and Coltello framesets have arrived!

Speciale Sprint; Reynolds 631 steel and awesome race geometry.

Coltello; light, stiff, aero... fast!

Demand for these frames has been very high, so quantities are a little limited on a few sizes. I'll put it this way; if you already had your shop get one on order for you, then you're golden. If not... you might wanna call them today.

As a refresher course; the Coltello and Speciale Sprint share identical geometry and fork offset. The Coltello is the aluminum go fast frame- identical to the frame ridden by current Track Omnium World Champion Hayden Godfrey.

World Champion Hayden Godfrey aboard his Coltello frame.

The Speciale Sprint is identical in geometry, but is built with Reynolds 631 double butted steel tubing. This is identical to the frame I was racing on when I crashed at the end of April- and it's still straight as an arrow!

My own personal Speciale Sprint built up and ready to race... before the crash.

The geometry of the two frames is all about serious track racing with a very high BB for riding on the steepest of tracks. So if you've got a need for some serious speed- or want to build up a completely PRO looking street fixie (without having to buy a retired Keirin frame from Japan)- then look no further than these two beauties!

Tim

Is it time to race yet?

One of the coolest days of the year for me is when the shipment (or shipments) of team frames shows up. We're very, very proud to be the bike sponsor of the Kenda Pro Cycling p/b Spinergy

cycling team. Today we received the special Team Edition versions of the 3VC Team Issue framesets for the team. Late last week we also received the Coltello Aero framesets.

A year's worth of FAST!

Oh so lovely!

The view most riders in the US domestic pro peloton will be seeing.

Here's a shot of the front of the bike, for those pro's curious to know what the front of the bikes look like.

The Coltello Aero frames... OH SO PRETTY!

I didn't kiss them all... really, I didn't...

Keep in mind, the only thing different between the frames the team rides and the ones you buy is that their frames have a few different decals on them... that's it. They get the same sweet treatment you do. Whether it's carbon or aluminum, what they get and what you get is identical- meaning you get the same awesome frames that the team will be racing to many victories in 2009.

Bring on the race season!

Tim

Friday News

I posted this over on my own blog as well as the new Masi Friends, Fans and Owners page on Facebook, but thought I'd share it here too...

We are in the early stages of finally developing new Masi clothing. Yes, you read that right- there WILL be new Masi clothing before the start of the next century. Once artwork is completed and approved, I will post it here and elsewhere for all to see. I am hoping... HOPING... to have the artwork done by the end of January so that we can hopefully see delivery of the clothing around the April time frame.

Here's the plan;

• There will be one "Team Masi" kit of jersey and bib short. This will have a retro-themed race look to it.
  
• There will be one full-retro jersey. This will have a totally retro/ vintage look and feel to it.
  
• There might be a matching "Team Masi" vest or jacket/ wind shell- if there is enough demand for it.
• Soon after the riding apparel is developed, we will also have a couple of t-shirt designs ready for you.
  
• We're also looking at possibly doing a cycling cap, with very retro designing.
  
• After much demand, we're also working on getting a few stickers done as well. Possibly a simplified version of the large dealer window decals we have done for years and then possibly just some simple "Masi" lettering stickers and small head badge artwork stickers.

It's been a long, long time in the making, but now that there is a break in the development process, there is finally the time to actually jump on these projects. As soon as we have more to share- we certainly will.

So now you can save all that money Santa leaves in your stocking and set it aside for some sweet Masi goodness!

Tim

(UPDATE- 12/21; there is now a poll up on my blog to vote for your preferred article/s of clothing... so go make your voice heard!)