Originally Posted by cudak888

That's right, one of their framebuilders - supposedly - was named D'Arienzo (hence the rebadged Bassos for Gary Silvas' bike shops down here, of which the example above happens to be). Not that I care. It rides well, and the workmanship is quite decent. I haven't seen a Basso yet that sinks down to the level of a "bad-day Colnago."

That said, there is an old saying that says every Italian plumber was hired as a framebuilder back in the '70s and '80s. I believe it.

-Kurt