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yeah, I'm not too keen on the high BB on a mash, it makes the frame almost feel a bit top heavy and not as agile as it could be.
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I like my Mash but slightly prefer my Cinelli Vig.
The Mash (the first non-Cinelli-made one) is slightly lighter and stiffer than the Vig. It is super responsive. I remember cycling down the Ditchling Road with a car just a little bit too close for comfort behind me (I was going to turn right, so wasn't keeping to far left), so I turned the cranks just a little bit faster and wasn't instantly powering away. Never known anything like it.
The Vig is of course the "HSL" alu+carbon version from 2016 ("Hue, Saturation, Luminance"?)... to my mind the most beautiful one they ever produced.
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I prefer the vigorelli too especially the steel version. I always wanted a mash but when i borrowed one and just found it really harsh and twitchy maybe ok on a track. This may sound like a bold and controversial statement but i honesty think if Mash's weren't cool hardly anyone would ride them. Overrated IMO.