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Title:	Bicycling
Notice:	Bicycling for Fun
Moderator:	JAMIN::WASSER

Created:	Mon Apr 14 1986
Last Modified:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	3214
Total number of notes:	31946

360.0. "BASSO frames" by ZEKE::MCCARTHY () Wed Jun 24 1987 17:30

    
    
    
    	Has anyone had any experience with Basso frames? there is
    an article in the cyclist mag. on the Basso Gap and they talk
    very highly on the workmanship of the frames. Does anyone know
    of any dealers in the southern NH or northern MASS area.
    
    
    
    
    thanks Joe

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	Sure. I used to be sponsored by the Bicycle Exchange in Cambridge, Ma, the only Basso dealer I know of, and a Basso Gap frame was part of the deal. From the day I first rode it, I felt right at home. That's the best quality the frame has...it's very neutral. Not too slow, not too squirrely, just right. It's a agile handler for the tight New England criteriums, yet it's very comfortable for medium length road races (50-100 miles). I guess I've got about 10K miles on it. About the workmanship....it's not in the same league as a Cinelli or Masi, but it's at least as good as the mainstream Italian frames of today. Italy used to make the best and prettiest frames in the late 60's and early seventies, but us Americans have taken over. If you fit a 54cm and you'd like a ride, feel free to send mail and I'll let you take a spin. I live in the central Mass. area. Chris

    
    Sure. 
    
    I used to be sponsored by the Bicycle Exchange in Cambridge, Ma,
    the only Basso dealer I know of, and a Basso Gap frame was part
    of the deal.
    
    From the day I first rode it, I felt right at home. That's the best
    quality the frame has...it's very neutral. Not too slow, not too
    squirrely, just right. It's a agile handler for the tight New England
    criteriums, yet it's very comfortable for medium length road races
    (50-100 miles). I guess I've got about 10K miles on it.
    
    About the workmanship....it's not in the same league as a Cinelli
    or Masi, but it's at least as good as the mainstream Italian frames
    of today. Italy used to make the best and prettiest frames in the
    late 60's and early seventies, but us Americans have taken over.
    
    If you fit a 54cm and you'd like a ride, feel free to send mail
    and I'll let you take a spin. I live in the central Mass. area.
    
    Chris