For Sale: My Beautiful Masi Prestige has to go :-(

There has been quite a profusion of beautiful italian tin on the forum lately, this, the mattolini's, the santini, the Pog...regardless of any new shit that comes along the romance and the character of these bikes will always hold some sort of power or energy.
I don't know if it's the fact that they are steel, and you know deep down that well looked after (even not so well looked after) they will still be performing well in another 30 years is what makes them special, tho I just cannot get as wistful or enthuse with passion when I look at a new tour bike...will people that are 15 now be getting excited about crabon in 30 years?
Is it that some guy (probably with a fag in his mouth, a greasy sweaty brow, and forearms like ship rope) with a great deal of skill and pride made it, and that in turn imbibes the frame with his character, and it is that that gives them the magic they continue to hold after all these years?
I find it comforting that regardless of age, gender, nationality, political or religious differences all the people that made these frames would find value, merit and pride in each others craftsmanship...

Chapeu...this is what I love about this forum.

anyhoo...bump...nice steel...

Will print this and put it on a shirt.