Vintage Basso Road Frameset
Made in Italy
Columbus Steel Frame & Fork
Chrome lugged
Stamped 58cm
Seat tube: 58cm
Top tube: 57cm
Head tube: 156mm
Spacing: 100x126mm
For 700c wheels, rim brakes, quick release, 1” threaded steerer, English threaded fork, 68mm bsa English threaded bottom bracket
Basso dropouts
Stamped B fork crown and bb
1970s? 1980? Unsure of model and year
Original owner pulled off some paint to expose chrome seat tube
Light pitting here
Fork crown has good pitting, missing chrome in spots, most notably at the front left of brake hole
Chrome on the stays are good
Lugs are mostly clean except some pitting on the underside of top lug (can’t see it)
Threads good all around
No dents, straight frame
Photos show the bike well
Thanks