FWIW I liked the Mason, but think the Strael is just a wee bit nicer. The ride quality is just a bit more refined. It's also considerably cheaper.
As an FYI, this generation of the Strael is made in Taiwan, but that personally wouldn't sway me either way – it's clearly as equally well-made as any other steel bike I've come across.
Hola! Cheers for your thoughts, very happy to have finalised my order today; deep grey with black Hope bits, Ultegra Di2. Very much a bike for life this one!
There may be some that have a a knee-jerk reaction to Taiwan made but it truly doesn't bother me one iota.
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FWIW I liked the Mason, but think the Strael is just a wee bit nicer. The ride quality is just a bit more refined. It's also considerably cheaper.
As an FYI, this generation of the Strael is made in Taiwan, but that personally wouldn't sway me either way – it's clearly as equally well-made as any other steel bike I've come across.