Price out this bike please.

FWIW. Depending on your budget, I recommend that you simply change some of the components ...

I've said it umpteen times, but a pair of 10-speed, non-QS (i.e., non-Xenon derived) Campagnolo shifters will index quite well with 8-/9-/10-speed Shimano drivetrains with only some tweaking in some cases.

So, if you clean off the grime & buy some new tires & tubes, new shifters, new cables & housing then you may realize that you don't need to spend between $1000-to-$2000 to get a comparable riding bike just to get the feel of a new ride.

What is your budget?

BTW. The leading portion of the housing for the rear brake cable looks too short ...

Well the reason I want to sell is because one of my family members works at Trek and can get Trek products at a reduced price. I was thinking that with an extra $500 I could get A LOT better bike than my current one. I do like my current one but I don't know how long I'll be able to get this reduced price. So I guess my budget would be $500.

My father has the Pilot 5.2 (I think) and I really like the bike and was thinking about looking into the same bike so I wanted to see if I could sell my bike for the difference in price.

Also I messed up one of the picture links.
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c198/swargy/MYDC0011.jpg?t=1271723466

Part out the frame and components. Sell on eBay. You will probably get $500 for the frame alone. I don't think that the components will fetch much because of their age and degree of deterioration, and they do detract from a great frame(even with the chips).

swargy said:

Well the reason I want to sell is because one of my family members works at Trek and can get Trek products at a reduced price. I was thinking that with an extra $500 I could get A LOT better bike than my current one. I do like my current one but I don't know how long I'll be able to get this reduced price. So I guess my budget would be $500.

My father has the Pilot 5.2 (I think) and I really like the bike and was thinking about looking into the same bike so I wanted to see if I could sell my bike for the difference in price.

Also I messed up one of the picture links.
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c198/swargy/MYDC0011.jpg?t=1271723466

Well, I know that there IS a philosophy that states that "I would be losing money if I didn't buy it" ...

But, for $200, you can update your BASSO (which is a really nice frame, but the value is in finding someone else who appreciates how nice it is) and probably end up with a nicer bike than any Trek you would buy for less than $2000.

From the earlier picture, I wasn't sure if those were 8-speed or 9-speed shifters ... but, I see they are 8-speed, and that means you only have to buy a pair of 10-speed, non-QS Campagnolo shifters ... attach them with new cables & housing, wrap some new handlebar tape on your bars, and (IMO) you'll be good-to-go with a much nicer riding bike than a Trek Pilot.

You can spend between $100-to-$400+ for used-to-new Campagnolo shifters on eBay.

I think that if you sell the BASSO frame that you'll regret it unless you end up growing another 4-to-10 inches more than whatever your current height is.

BTW. You may want a shorter stem ... probably one that is closer to 9cm in length.

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I have looked at a sticker on the frame and it says this.

"Columbus
Rubi Speciali Rinforzati
Acciaio CrMo Cyclex
SL
Doppio Spessore"

I'm guessing most of that is Italian but the 2 things which were larger were Columbus SL.

swargy said:

I have looked at a sticker on the frame and it says this.

"Columbus
Rubi Speciali Rinforzati
Acciaio CrMo Cyclex
SL
Doppio Spessore"

I'm guessing most of that is Italian but the 2 things which were larger were Columbus SL.

Columbus is the company that supplied the steel tubing. Rubi Speciali Rinforzati means that the steel is specially reiniforced. Acciaio CrMo Cyclex tells you that the steel is a chrome molybdenum alloy grade called Cyclex. To the best of my recollection, this sort of dates the bike to the early 80's since that is when they used the term Cyclex. Doppio Spressore literally means "double thickness" and indicates that the tubing is double butted. This means that the tubing is thicker in some areas, where more strength is needed, and thinner in other areas where strength is not needed. This makes for a lighter bike and is usually a sign of a quality steel frame. By the way, Columbus SL is very good steel for a bicycle frame.

Basso was one of the most highly regarded Italian builders of classic steel racing frames. Columbus SL, lugs, short Campagnolo horizontal dropouts, threaded fork and quill stem, and paint suggest the frame dates from the early to mid 1980s. The STI levers indicate the bike was updated, probably around the late 1990s. It's a sweet machine but quite the contrast from a Trek Pilot, sort of like comparing a Ferrari 328 to a Ford Fusion. Well, a very loaded Ford Fusion.

You might get around $600, mostly for the frame, I don't think you'll gain much by parting this bike out. It's a case of too old to be up to date and too new to be vintage.

oldbobcat said:

You might get around $600, mostly for the frame, I don't think you'll gain much by parting this bike out. It's a case of too old to be up to date and too new to be vintage.

That is pretty much the reason that I would part it out. You get rid of the early 90's components and you have a great vintage frame. You will have some who would pass on the complete bike because they don't want to pay for the mish mash of early 90s Shimano with the frame. And you might have someone who actually wants the parts but not the Basso frame. I know that I would snap the frame up in a minute, if it were the right size, and mate it with vintage Campy, but I have absolutely no use for the Shimano parts.

I just look the topic！