My Basso Diamante

mobydick64
mobydick64 Posts: 8
edited March 2013 in Your road bikes
I had my heart set on a Canyon but was browsing at the online bike shops when Winstanleys made me an offer I couldn't say no too. Shortly after I took possession of my new Basso frame. Spent the week between Christmas and NY building it up. Found the cables were the hardest part.

Basso Diamante 2011
Ultegra 6700 groupset
FSA k-wing bars
Prologo Scratch saddle
Williams carbon wheels, seatpost and stem
Jagwire cables

My first Italian bike. Ride is lively yet very comfy. Very happy :D

https://www.dropbox.com/sc/vyskopg1me7ur4k/LFYNDBhP3Q

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  • Yellow Peril
    Yellow Peril Posts: 4,466
    Top drawer!

    Love those williams wheels. Any chance of a bit of a road report on them?
    @JaunePeril

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  • not-another-hillǃ
    not-another-hillǃ Posts: 1,310
    That is one lovely looking Italian.....great effort :D
  • declan1
    declan1 Posts: 2,470
    Awesome! I bet you're glad you got that instead of the Canyon! :D

    Road - Dolan Preffisio
    MTB - On-One Inbred

    I have no idea what's going on here.
  • dwanes
    dwanes Posts: 954
    If it wasn't for the williams branding, i would say it was spot on.
    I think the choice of silver ultegra was a very good one.
    I would be very happy with it. Good work.
  • alihisgreat
    alihisgreat Posts: 3,872
    thats some very italian styling then!
  • pride4ever
    pride4ever Posts: 510
    Love it, very busy but thats how I like my bikes.
    the deeper the section the deeper the pleasure.
  • mobydick64
    mobydick64 Posts: 8
    Sometimes I find the Williams branding a bit too much, but most of the time I like it. The other wheels it sometimes wears are Dura-ace C24's which completely change the look.

    The Williams wheels have been really good - money well spent. They have been absolutely bullet-proof; I've owned them for 2 years and had no issues at all. I can really feel that they help maintain momentum at speeds above 35kp/h. Mostly I notice how comfortable they are - on long rides they take the buzz out of the road. My brother bought a pair a year after I got mine, and his has better spokes and hubs, but not so much better that I would bother to change.

    I was so impressed with the value and service from Keith Williams that I chose a Williams seat post and stem. The seat post looks to be identical to a friends Pinarello Dogma. I suspect it might actually be made by Deda.

    I'll see if I can find a pic of the bike with the dura-ace wheels.
  • mobydick64
    mobydick64 Posts: 8
    I also put a pic up of my old Cervelo R3 wearing the Williams wheels. The R3 is more understated so it doesn't look overly busy with the Williams wheels.

    http://db.tt/5UUEk15V
  • imsimon
    imsimon Posts: 181
    Stunning bike looks awesome!
  • Markjaspi
    Markjaspi Posts: 729
    Awe... and then.. Some.
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    Pinarello GAN
  • letap73
    letap73 Posts: 1,608
    This must be something in the flesh - you must be glad you did not get the canyon now.
  • mobydick64
    mobydick64 Posts: 8
    edited March 2013
    I am glad I didn't get the Canyon, though I still really like them. Canyon don't ship to Australia so I was working out a way around that when the Basso kind of fell into my lap at a bargain price. Compared to my previous Cervelo R3 the frame tubes are huge. It's stiff but still easy to ride for hours.
  • oli2001
    oli2001 Posts: 350
    best looking bike i've seen in ages

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