Mash / Cinelli Vigorelli

Philosophical question: is it better to ride an ugly bike, or walk a pretty one?
;)

physically it is better to ride an ugly bike, mentally it is better to push a pretty one as those scars caused by everyone pointing/staring/ridiculing your ugly bike are there forever.

Ha!... never thought this day would come.... but I just saw this, and somehow it made my brain tickle.
This could actually be the *ONLY* Mashed Cinelli to pass (my) test.
(...only if the rims were without stickers...)

Needs a black SLR, black Fizik tape, and silver Mavic Open Pros...

Needs a black SLR, black Fizik tape, and silver Mavic Open Pros...

Meh. Part right. This obsession to dress this frame in black is its undoing. White or green Fizik. White tyres and either chrome or white rims/hubs...boom!

Fail. Needs foot retention.

Meh. Part right. This obsession to dress this frame in black is its undoing. White or green Fizik. White tyres and either chrome or white rims/hubs...boom!

Trippin'...

it's just an overpriced mass produced alloy track frame.
nothing special (apart from the hipster seal of approval MASH decal)
got to hand it to cinelli for milking the doe eyed market with some green paint, half a degree on the top tube and 10p sticker.

Blah blah blah ...got to hand it to cinelli... blah blah blah.

I completely agree. It's a bike for mugs...

Bike for mugs

Shut up Graham you're wrong. It's a bike for people who know what they are talking about, after all it's really "nippy in town" and some Americans did some wheelies on them and they are named after some potatoes. Worth every penny you loser.

Ahh, I get it now, all makes sense

Blah blah blah ...Track cycling is for people who know what they are talking about, after all they are really "nippy on the track" and some Malaysian did a wheelie on them and he is named after a wank... blah blah blah.

Yep. Sweet or salty?

Meh. Part right. This obsession to dress this frame in black is its undoing. White or green Fizik. White tyres and either chrome or white rims/hubs...boom!

Get to fuck, that would look disgusting and you know it.

it's just an overpriced mass produced alloy track frame.
nothing special (apart from the hipster seal of approval MASH decal)
got to hand it to cinelli for milking the doe eyed market with some green paint, half a degree on the top tube and 10p sticker.

you see...you've completely forgotten to factor in that you get included a columbus integrated headset worth at least £50 and a sweet cinelli branded seatpost clamp too...gotta be worth another £25. so being as you can pick up the lot for £650 that puts the f&f at £575...bargain! in fact, fuck it...i'm gonna get another one!

all of these mash=turd comments are bollox unless you've ridden one.

who are you trying to convince? yourself?
nobody wants to admit they bought an overpriced lemon (albeit one with a really cool mash sticker)
i can't believe riding one is going to result in a frisson of hipster excitement or epiphanic experience any more powerful or revelationary than a cheaper mass produced taiwanese track frame.

I still think it looks camp.

who are you trying to convince? yourself?
nobody wants to admit they bought an overpriced lemon (albeit one with a really cool mash sticker)
i can't believe riding one is going to result in a frisson of hipster excitement or epiphanic experience any more powerful or revelationary than a cheaper mass produced taiwanese track frame.

yawn yawn fucking yawn

tired? have a lie down. it will still be overpriced when you wake up though.

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mr smyth..i'm sorry. my last comment was a tad harsh and not very friendly. seriously wondering why you can be arsed spending so much time and effort slating something. seems like a bit of a waste of energy and generally quite negative. whats the point?

the mash is simply a great bike. better than all the steel framed bikes i've had. i can't even be arsed to ride the others and that is solely based on how the thing runs...its simply awe-fucking-some. my other bikes don't even get a look in.

and its not even like i'm trying to get steeze points. i live in cambridge...you've can't get steeze points of sweaty academics and foreign students.

you're comments about cost have absolutely no impact as i think i got total value for money.

you're comments about cost have absolutely no impact as i think i got my wallet analy raped.

About right

I think you'll find it's 'anally' ;-)

I have to admit, the green one is way nicer than the grey.