I start every post with this caveat : I'm a total newb. I got my fixie in October, and yeah, I had my LBS build it up. Before that, I had an ill-fitting gearie since august. Before that, I hadn't ridden a bike a handful of times since I was 12.

Anyway, I am totally enamored with my fixie -- it's a late-eighties lugged steel Basso, set up with handbuild Velocity rims from my LBS, 42 x 18 gearing, and Campy Athena brakes.

I've been negligent posting much of anything about it, not really figuring I had a place to say too much, but now that I've ridden about 1500 miles on it, I thought you guys might be interested in a few of the things I've put together:

1) Some pictures of the redhead -- I think she's pretty darned sexy. And, yeah, I f$cking personify my bike, and think that a steel machine has sex appeal. Gotta problem with that? Wanna see her?

3) Ride reports -- Last week I started taking the digital camera with me on longer rides. Wanna hear / see about em?

Update -- yeah, so I when I posted this I wasn't at my home computer -- I'll fire off the pictures soon.

Where's the ride report?
Where are the pics? I won't say anything/one is sexy without a proper pic! ;)

A few pictures...

I particularly like the little details on the lugged frameset... the 'B' logos on the brake bridge, fork crowns, and bottom brackets are beautiful.

but do you always take bike pics at your grandma's house or you just tryin' to start some new trend? ;)

thanks for sharing

ciao

Always admired Basso bikes - think they have always been really good values. Enjoy!

Beleive it or not, it's my girlfriend's place. And she laughed a good bit at that reference, too. :)

thanks.

Thanks! Nice looking bike. A friend of mine has an old Basso that he uses for "climbing" rides (it has a triple). Very nice bikes. I like the fenders. Zefal?

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hold onto that girl !! nice bike, cool chick - life is sweet.

enjoy

ciao