Basso introduces updated Diamante and new Palta gravel bike

Basso talks us through it's newest handmade bikes

We take a closer look at Basso's new Diamante and Palta

Jack Luke

Published: July 17, 2018 at 1:00 pm

This is a sponsored article, brought to you in association with Basso

Basso’s race-ready road bike, the Diamante, was introduced back in 2014 and has been its most popular model since.

Alessandro from Basso talks us through the two new bikes

The bike has been refreshed for 2019, seeing an update to the seat clamp arrangement, a slight change to the geometry of the bike and clearances for up to 28mm tyres, and the addition of a disc brake model.

A rim brake model is still available and is built around direct-mount calipers.

Basso has also introduced the Palta, the Italian brand’s take on an all-round gravel-adventuring bike.

The 1x-specific bike has clearances for 700x42mm tyres, squish-enough for all but the gnarliest off-road dalliances. A mudguard kit and a fork with additional mounts is also available for the bike.

Jack Luke

Deputy editor

Jack Luke is the deputy editor at BikeRadar and has been fettling with bikes for his whole life. Always in search of the hippest new niche in cycling, Jack is a self-confessed gravel dork, fixie-botherer, tandem-evangelist and hill climb try hard. Jack thinks nothing of bikepacking after work to sleep in a ditch or taking on a daft challenge for the BikeRadar YouTube channel. He is also a regular contributor to the BikeRadar podcast. With a near encyclopaedic knowledge of cycling tech, ranging from the most esoteric retro niche to the most cutting-edge modern kit, Jack takes pride in his ability to seek out stories that would otherwise go unreported. He is also particularly fond of tan-wall tyres, dynamo lights, cup and cone bearings, and skids. Jack has been writing about and testing bikes for more than six years now, has a background working in bike shops for years before that, and is regularly found riding a mix of weird and wonderful machines. Jack can also often be seen zooming about with his partner aboard their beloved tandem.
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