This article first appeared on BikeRadar.
Italy’s Basso’s UK presence is rising, mainly due to its exclusive availability through Cycle Republic stores and sponsorship of the Morvelo Basso UK team. The 40-year-old company makes all of its carbon frames in its Italian facility.
Basso Diamante kit
The Diamante’s front end makes this model stand out – the integration of the fork crown into the oversized head-tube junction is something we’ve seen before, but the top of the head-tube is set deeper into the frame than usual for a super-slammed front.
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Basso includes its Comfort Kit with the frameset, which adds 20mm to the stack and blends in perfectly with the frame. The dedicated Basso stem takes up less height than a standard stem with its ‘squished’ ovalised tube shape.
Adjustability is the key – you can slam it as low as you want, or rise it up to a more sportive-friendly position.
Basso Diamante ride experience
Basso Diamante specification
- Weight: 7.41kg (58cm)
- Frame: Carbon
- Fork: Carbon
- Gears: Shimano Ultegra 52/36, 11-28
- Brakes: Shimano Ultegra
- Wheels: Microtech M150 carbon clinchers
- Tyres: 23mm Michelin Pro 4 Service Course tyres
- Bar: Microtech Quantum carbon
- Stem: Basso
- Seatpost: Carbon aero
- Saddle: San Marco Regale Carbon FX
You can read more at Cyclingnews.com
via Cyclingnews Latest Interviews and Features http://www.cyclingnews.com/features/basso-diamante-first-ride-review
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