Originally Posted by peligro
I think these frames are just re-badged asian models. Several venerable european marques (Motobecane and Masi come to mind) have been licensing their names to Taiwanese manufacturers, producing bikes that look VERY similar to the Bassos.
Performance is selling these framesets for $1,000...That's a LOT of money for a Taiwan frameset. Go to gvhbikes.com and you'll find comparable asian framesets w/ Columbus tubing (badged as Raleigh mostly) for like $350, or an American made Cannondale CAAD5 for $535.
Do your research before making statements like that.
http://www.bassobikes.com/eng/home.php
I reiterate, Basso makes an excellent frame. The frames at Performance are amazing deals. If you can wait around long enough for the 20% coupon to come back I'd suggest that. Get the frame, if it fits. You won't be disappointed.