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A small local bike shop by my vacation home has this beautiful Masi road bike in the window. I think its a Grand Criterion or whatever...might be last years model. Its got full 9 speed dura ace goods with a triple front gears. It is aluminum with carbon fork and upper and lower carbon seat stays. The bike is selling new for 1600 which I think is really good for a bike with this stuff. This is a mountanous area, so I think it is geared well for climbing.
I don't have a picture, but the bike has a great copper paint job and the carbon components are left natural...should I jump on this deal.

 

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Just found a similar bike selling on ebay for 2500. This is the Masi 2005 Grand Criterium S
I think only the rear deraillure is duraace...all the rest is Ultegra. It has a carbon crank, fork, seat stays and chain stays. Here is a link to the ebay one....the local one is very similar except for 9 speed and tripple chain ring and is selling for 1600 new.


http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7249462440&fromMakeTrack=true

 

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Here is a link to a picture:

http://www.masibikes.com/cycles/gran_s.php

This has a pic of the current model which is the same frame w/ 10 speed gears. The list on these is over
3000...there is one on ebay selling for 2500 buy it now. The bike is quite sweet and has both carbon seat stays and chain stays and crank. It has Easton wheels. We weighed it and it is just about 18 pounds.. I really don't know how durable this is.