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From: AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org>
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Subject: Re: RE: Re: Basso press release
Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2025 17:37:48 -0600
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On 1/17/2025 5:15 PM, cyclintom wrote:
> On Fri Jan 17 16:32:34 2025 AMuzi  wrote:
>> On 1/17/2025 4:06 PM, Mark J cleary wrote:
>>> On 1/17/2025 2:11 PM, AMuzi wrote:
>>>> On 1/17/2025 1:03 PM, Mark J cleary wrote:
>>>>> On 1/17/2025 12:23 PM, AMuzi wrote:
>>>>>> Rigid, yet flexible!
>>>>>> Just like every other new bike, it's all things to all
>>>>>> people.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> https://cyclingindustry.news/new-basso-sv-2025-promises-
>>>>>> pro-level- performance-and-all-day-comfort/
>>>>>
>>>>> Probably crazy expensive and you can do just about as
>>>>> much with something that cost much less. My guess is
>>>>> these will be over $5k
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Well, your neighbor or riding partners don't have one. So
>>>> there's that.
>>>>
>>>
>>> I notice the 5 year guarantee and laugh a bit. My Titanium
>>> Habby had a guarantee of 5 years too. Ny guess is now 8
>>> years later it will still outlive the Basso? In 8 years
>>> everyone slows down even he pros. You would think they would
>>> go to Ti in retirement, I still think it is the best bike
>>> frame.
>>>
>>
>> My 1953 Raleigh was sold with a lifetime guarantee.  It did
>> last the previous owner's lifetime, and will probably
>> outlive me.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> What do you suppose could fail on my new old-stock Basso Loto?

No way to know. Every crash is an unique collection of 
chaotic forces with varying direction, load, contact points 
and so on plus secondary impacts.

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Andrew Muzi
am@yellowjersey.org
Open every day since 1 April, 1971