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Handmade in Italy by Masciaghi, using Columbus Altec tubing with smooth welds. Fork is chromed steel.
TT c-c = 57cm
ST c-c = 59cm
ST c-t = 60cm
Headtube = 18cm (perhaps 2mm less)
Rear spacing = 130mm
Front spacing = 100mm
Weight of: Frame, forks + Record BB = 2.47kg
Comes complete with Campagnolo Record headset, which rotates quite freely without play, but does feel a little grindy.
The paintwork is is a beautiful champagne pearl effect and is quite obviously chipped, but on this alu frame that is merely an aesthetic shame rather than a real worry. It looks nice from a distance, as can be seen across my messy lab/workshop.
There is one issue with the frame, and that is the seat clamp. It was tightened around too small a seatpost, and this has slightly stretched the opening into an oval, with a discrepancy of probably 0.1 - 0.2mm. Now when using the correct size seatpost (27.2mm) it clamps fine, but it is possible when overtightening to make the two jaws of the seatclamp meet. The seatpost can be firmly clamped without the jaws touching, it's just something to watch out for. Whist the frame can and has been ridden as is, the problem could be eternally remedied through the use of a collar to tighten the seatpost clamp, or perhaps by using a quill seatpost.
With this and the paintwork in mind, this frame is a bargain at £115. Postage will be £10, but I can deliver this frame to Marylebone station today (Friday) at about 8pm ish.