ID Bottom Bracket Shell
 

Can anyone ID this shell?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/122527034899?ul_noapp=true

ID Bottom Bracket Shell
 

On 7/19/2017 11:21 AM, wrote:
Can anyone ID this shell?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/122527034899?ul_noapp=true


1. That is not a 3Rensho product. It's not even Japanese.

2. It's definitely Italian built. Mid-size factory; not an
artisan builder, not Bianchi etc.

3. I do not know. It is the same shell Basso used at one
time. Could possibly be a Basso but I do not know that.
Either he measured poorly or it's not a Basso as the
geometry as listed makes no sense:
http://www.yellowjersey.org/basso.html


--
Andrew Muzi
www.yellowjersey.org/
Open every day since 1 April, 1971

ID Bottom Bracket Shell
 

On Wednesday, July 19, 2017 at 10:17:14 AM UTC-7, AMuzi wrote:
On 7/19/2017 11:21 AM, wrote:
Can anyone ID this shell?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/122527034899?ul_noapp=true


1. That is not a 3Rensho product. It's not even Japanese.

2. It's definitely Italian built. Mid-size factory; not an
artisan builder, not Bianchi etc.

3. I do not know. It is the same shell Basso used at one
time. Could possibly be a Basso but I do not know that.
Either he measured poorly or it's not a Basso as the
geometry as listed makes no sense:
http://www.yellowjersey.org/basso.html


--
Andrew Muzi
www.yellowjersey.org/
Open every day since 1 April, 1971

Thanks Andrew. I've never seen a shell like that on my large number of Basso's but I suspect you've seen a lot more of them than I have.

ID Bottom Bracket Shell
 

On 7/20/2017 12:15 PM, wrote:
On Wednesday, July 19, 2017 at 10:17:14 AM UTC-7, AMuzi wrote:
On 7/19/2017 11:21 AM, wrote:
Can anyone ID this shell?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/122527034899?ul_noapp=true


1. That is not a 3Rensho product. It's not even Japanese.

2. It's definitely Italian built. Mid-size factory; not an
artisan builder, not Bianchi etc.

3. I do not know. It is the same shell Basso used at one
time. Could possibly be a Basso but I do not know that.
Either he measured poorly or it's not a Basso as the
geometry as listed makes no sense:
http://www.yellowjersey.org/basso.html

Thanks Andrew. I've never seen a shell like that on my large number of Basso's but I suspect you've seen a lot more of them than I have.

Mid 1990s Gap used that shell, after the one with the panto
"B" logo was dropped.
I don't have an upside-down Basso snapshot and a web search
was fruitless.

--
Andrew Muzi
www.yellowjersey.org/
Open every day since 1 April, 1971

ID Bottom Bracket Shell
 

On Thursday, July 20, 2017 at 11:13:18 AM UTC-7, AMuzi wrote:
On 7/20/2017 12:15 PM, wrote:
On Wednesday, July 19, 2017 at 10:17:14 AM UTC-7, AMuzi wrote:
On 7/19/2017 11:21 AM, wrote:
Can anyone ID this shell?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/122527034899?ul_noapp=true


1. That is not a 3Rensho product. It's not even Japanese.

2. It's definitely Italian built. Mid-size factory; not an
artisan builder, not Bianchi etc.

3. I do not know. It is the same shell Basso used at one
time. Could possibly be a Basso but I do not know that.
Either he measured poorly or it's not a Basso as the
geometry as listed makes no sense:
http://www.yellowjersey.org/basso.html

Thanks Andrew. I've never seen a shell like that on my large number of Basso's but I suspect you've seen a lot more of them than I have.

Mid 1990s Gap used that shell, after the one with the panto
"B" logo was dropped.
I don't have an upside-down Basso snapshot and a web search
was fruitless.

I had several mid-90's GAP's and none of them had BB's like that.

ID Bottom Bracket Shell
 

On 2017-07-20, AMuzi wrote:
On Wednesday, July 19, 2017 at 10:17:14 AM UTC-7, AMuzi wrote:
On 7/19/2017 11:21 AM, wrote:
Can anyone ID this shell?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/122527034899?ul_noapp=true

1. That is not a 3Rensho product. It's not even Japanese.

2. It's definitely Italian built. Mid-size factory; not an
artisan builder, not Bianchi etc.

3. I do not know. It is the same shell Basso used at one
time. Could possibly be a Basso but I do not know that.
Either he measured poorly or it's not a Basso as the
geometry as listed makes no sense:
http://www.yellowjersey.org/basso.html

Mid 1990s Gap used that shell, after the one with the panto
"B" logo was dropped.
I don't have an upside-down Basso snapshot and a web search
was fruitless.

Here's the matching shell on a 1990 Basso Gap. Other details
differ, though: brake bridge, seat cluster, etc.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/133680...4/34334066944/

--
Gregory S. Sutter Mostly Harmless

http://zer0.org/~gsutter/

ID Bottom Bracket Shell
 

On 7/25/2017 12:36 AM, Gregory Sutter wrote:
On 2017-07-20, AMuzi wrote:
On Wednesday, July 19, 2017 at 10:17:14 AM UTC-7, AMuzi wrote:
On 7/19/2017 11:21 AM, wrote:
Can anyone ID this shell?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/122527034899?ul_noapp=true

1. That is not a 3Rensho product. It's not even Japanese.

2. It's definitely Italian built. Mid-size factory; not an
artisan builder, not Bianchi etc.

3. I do not know. It is the same shell Basso used at one
time. Could possibly be a Basso but I do not know that.
Either he measured poorly or it's not a Basso as the
geometry as listed makes no sense:
http://www.yellowjersey.org/basso.html

Mid 1990s Gap used that shell, after the one with the panto
"B" logo was dropped.
I don't have an upside-down Basso snapshot and a web search
was fruitless.

Here's the matching shell on a 1990 Basso Gap. Other details
differ, though: brake bridge, seat cluster, etc.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/133680...4/34334066944/


Thanks so much; I gave up the search after 10 minutes.
That's a Basso Gap Mexico.

--
Andrew Muzi
www.yellowjersey.org/
Open every day since 1 April, 1971

ID Bottom Bracket Shell
 

On Monday, July 24, 2017 at 10:37:03 PM UTC-7, Gregory Sutter wrote:

Here's the matching shell on a 1990 Basso Gap. Other details
differ, though: brake bridge, seat cluster, etc.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/133680...4/34334066944/

Thanks Greg. I let the owner know so that he could take that 3Rensho sticker off of that frame and sell it for what it was worth.

ID Bottom Bracket Shell
 

On Tuesday, July 25, 2017 at 6:27:10 AM UTC-7, AMuzi wrote:
On 7/25/2017 12:36 AM, Gregory Sutter wrote:
On 2017-07-20, AMuzi wrote:
On Wednesday, July 19, 2017 at 10:17:14 AM UTC-7, AMuzi wrote:
On 7/19/2017 11:21 AM, wrote:
Can anyone ID this shell?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/122527034899?ul_noapp=true

1. That is not a 3Rensho product. It's not even Japanese.

2. It's definitely Italian built. Mid-size factory; not an
artisan builder, not Bianchi etc.

3. I do not know. It is the same shell Basso used at one
time. Could possibly be a Basso but I do not know that.
Either he measured poorly or it's not a Basso as the
geometry as listed makes no sense:
http://www.yellowjersey.org/basso.html

Mid 1990s Gap used that shell, after the one with the panto
"B" logo was dropped.
I don't have an upside-down Basso snapshot and a web search
was fruitless.

Here's the matching shell on a 1990 Basso Gap. Other details
differ, though: brake bridge, seat cluster, etc.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/133680...4/34334066944/


Thanks so much; I gave up the search after 10 minutes.
That's a Basso Gap Mexico.

Did they have the Olympics in Mexico in 1990? Colnago has a Super Mexico as well if memory serves.

ID Bottom Bracket Shell
 

On 7/25/2017 8:52 AM, wrote:
On Tuesday, July 25, 2017 at 6:27:10 AM UTC-7, AMuzi wrote:
On 7/25/2017 12:36 AM, Gregory Sutter wrote:
On 2017-07-20, AMuzi wrote:
On Wednesday, July 19, 2017 at 10:17:14 AM UTC-7, AMuzi wrote:
On 7/19/2017 11:21 AM, wrote:
Can anyone ID this shell?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/122527034899?ul_noapp=true

1. That is not a 3Rensho product. It's not even Japanese.

2. It's definitely Italian built. Mid-size factory; not an
artisan builder, not Bianchi etc.

3. I do not know. It is the same shell Basso used at one
time. Could possibly be a Basso but I do not know that.
Either he measured poorly or it's not a Basso as the
geometry as listed makes no sense:
http://www.yellowjersey.org/basso.html

Mid 1990s Gap used that shell, after the one with the panto
"B" logo was dropped.
I don't have an upside-down Basso snapshot and a web search
was fruitless.

Here's the matching shell on a 1990 Basso Gap. Other details
differ, though: brake bridge, seat cluster, etc.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/133680...4/34334066944/


Thanks so much; I gave up the search after 10 minutes.
That's a Basso Gap Mexico.

Did they have the Olympics in Mexico in 1990? Colnago has a Super Mexico as well if memory serves.


It's a color series with (AFAIK) no particular deeper
meaning. Started with Black-Yellow-Green Basso Jamaica which
was popular and followed promptly by RWB Basso America then
Blue-on-Blue Europa, Raspberry-Silver Canada, Pink-Green
Mexico. (oddly, no Tricolore Italia)

p.s. Summer Olympics cities- 1988 Seoul 1992 Barcelona.
p.p.s. Merckx set the Hour in 1972 at Mexico on a Molteni
Orange Colnago with Merckx graphics.

--
Andrew Muzi
www.yellowjersey.org/
Open every day since 1 April, 1971