I was quite surprised yesterday when my wife gave me a 2008 Masi Speciale Commuter for Christmas. This is a real 'swiss army knife' of a bike that comes set up as a single speed bike, but has all of the braze-ons, rear frame spacing & rear derailleur hanger to add as many gears as would make a guy happy. I would imagine ultimately the bike will end up set up with a compact double front chainring and 9 speed rear + bar end shifters + (probably) fenders....which, by the way, is what Masi is selling in their '09 line as the "Randonneur". The bike's not hard on the eyes, and a nice ride too! Here are some pics of it with the family + one to show the really cool curve of the handlebars.....very cool!
