Basso is celebrating its 40th year with the launch of a new aero-iteration of its flagship Diamante. The new SV model (that’s Super-Veloce) is based around an all-new 820g carbon frame, which aims to combine an aero advantage and retain the low weight of the Diamante. It will have a tuneable fit and a patented seat mast clamping system that combines a secure fit with rubber/elastomer section to aid comfort.
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Handmade Italian carbon is a rare thing, but Basso is one of the few that build its carbon frames by hand in Dueville Italy. The family owned company in fact has three carbon facilities.
Head of Sales Alessandro Basso explains “We produce our own carbon frames and produce high-grade carbon products for many others including Ducati’s Moto GP team [the carbon rear swing-arm is produced by Basso] and parts for Formula 1 teams [Toro Rosso, Force India] and more recently for the new Hyundai WRC car [the super-lightweight carbon seats].
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“All of our carbon frames are full carbon so we don’t use metal inserts in the dropouts, BB shell, or head tube. We can completely control the use of carbon and build in strength where it’s needed, but being full carbon it’s significantly lighter than most.”
The SV’s slickly integrated ‘Blade’ front blends the fork and proprietary stem into the head tube, and it's here where the SV’s fit can be tuned. Included with the frame kit (€4,400) is the ‘Comfort kit’, which consists of three options on stack height: for those looking for a slammed race look you can mount the stem directly onto the top headset bearing sans spacers; or go to intermediate with a +20mm spacer that’s aero-shaped to retain the smooth look; and for those looking to go taller 25mm can be added to the stack height by combining the aero-spacer and secondary spacers too.
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