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.

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