Mason is so young as a company that our Resolution sample still wasn’t quite a perfect production example, but it throws down a new challenge to the steel status quo.
- Highs: Beautiful blend of buoyantly responsive ride, surefooted control and next level detailing
- Lows: A change of rubber would release more of the Resolution’s underlying responsiveness
- Buy if: You want an utterly practical all-rounder you’ll still be begging to ride all weekend
The obvious distinguishing feature of the Resolution is the fact it’s disc brake specific. The rear calipers bolt into replaceable brass thread details inside the kinked dropouts and the hydraulic hoses vanish into down tube and fork leg to keep lines clean.
Mason’s unique MultiPort alloy inserts give equally neat internal routing of full outer, split outer or electric cable runs or plain blanking plates for singlespeed or single-ring running. Ironically these seemingly tiny touches required the most intricate design and Italian hand-building skill to get them to work with the thin wall Columbus steel tubing while still adding minimal weight.
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MultiPort inserts make for neat internal cable routing
Slightly extended chainstays and raised placement of the hooped seatstay bridge make the Resolution compatible with full guards with the 28mm tyres fitted, or up to 32mm without guards.
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