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Old 02-05-19 | 09:30 PM
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diomekes
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From: Atlanta

Bikes: '87 Centurion Ironman Expert, '88 Basso Loto, '89 Panasonic MC-5500, '92 Vitus 992

Show Your Basso!

Originally Posted by Giacomo 1
Glad this bike has so many fans. It might be time for a "Show Your Basso!" thread...
I checked and the last thread is from 2012, so I think it is time, especially since I have one that I've been meaning to post.

Several components from mine came from forum members, so thanks:
-Saddle from [MENTION=384048]greg3rd48[/MENTION]
-Stem from [MENTION=353902]Steve Whitlatch[/MENTION]
-Pedals from [MENTION=207730]3speedslow[/MENTION]
-Clips from [MENTION=107655]Ex Pres[/MENTION]

Anyway, I bought a bike with the Dura Ace 7410 set, minus the wheels which I bought on eBay for cheap. The Basso came with Tricolor on it, but I wanted to use Dura Ace, so the swap happened. The only thing I couldn't change was the headset, apparently the 600 headset has a super low stack height.

The rear derailleur housing is white because I didn't think I needed a ferrule into the chain stay nub, and soon the housing inner wires poked out and shifting got messed up, and I only had white housing on hand. Still have to buy a small piece of the gray.

I wanted a mid '90s bike with early STI, and this is the closest I got. It's Columbus SLX, or at least should be, unless if it's SPX since it's a 60cm frame. Does anyone know if Basso used SPX on large frames? I really wanted TSX, but the frame I got ended up being rusted out (which I posted about and many helped with the issue), so I have this, which is probably just as good...

My 1988 Basso Loto:

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