Re: [CR] Basso

(Example: Framebuilding:Tubing)

Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2009 11:56:27 -0800
From: "devon warner" <crabulux@yahoo.com>
To: classicrendezvous <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>, Michael Shunk <prudymuskethead@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [CR] Basso

Michael, http://bulgier.net/pics/bike/Catalogs/ we can thank Mark Bulgier for putting up some Basso catalogs on his web pag e. my 92 is pictured in one of them. i like the basso, too, and i get
a lot of comments on how pretty it is. also, Basso i believe still has a web page, some history links are there so you can at least read about the
basso brothers and their storied race carreers. devon warner san francisco, USA

--- On Thu, 1/22/09, Michael Shunk wrote:

From: Michael Shunk <prudymuskethead@gmail.com> Subject: [CR] Basso To: "classicrendezvous" <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org> Date: Thursday, January 22, 2009, 11:37 AM

Hi List,

I recently picked up a 1977 or 78 Basso bike I was hoping to find out some information on -

I believe it is either a Gap or Arrencia model. It is a red metallic col or - no chrome on the fork or stays, but there is a Basso decal on each stay. Forged Campagnolo dropouts on both the fork and frame - Columus tubing sticker on the downtube along with some other Basso identifiers - no braze on's on the seat downtube but some on the other downtube.

Shifiting cables run over the BB - the BB is stamped 58 (assuming that's th e frame size) but there is no other serial # identification.

Anyhow - I love the bike and was just wondering if anyone knew much about Basso bikes or perhaps where they fall in the hierarchy of 70's Italian frames?

I'd love to learn more about it.

Thank you -

Michael Shunk in Seattle, WA USA