The Belmont is an all-road, randonneuring, light-touring bicycle frame designed in collaboration between Bassi Bikes and our friends at Keystone Bicycle Co. based in Philadelphia, PA.
This all-new model combines our design and manufacturing knowledge at Bassi, and the KBC crew's long-distance randonneuring experience.
The result of our serendipitous joining of ideas and experiences is a versatile, capable and comfortable frame that'll be the perfect companion for many things involving paved and unpaved road, gravel, carrying much or little stuff, and so on. The sturdy construction, versatile design, time-tested standards and the tough E.D.-coating and finish make for a frame that, with a little care and attention, will treat you well for many, many years. It's the kind of frame that can take on lots of different configurations and evolve as your needs do, too.
For the full backstory on developing the Belmont, check out our introductory blog post here!
Stock complete builds are also available in what we consider to be a great all-around configuration. If you'd like just the frame, we'll gladly install any in-stock headset, bottom bracket or other parts for free when combined with our Frame Prep Labour.
For a fully custom build, shoot us an email!
A note on frame prep:
Although Bassi frames, as well as many others, go through many quality control steps and come almost immaculate from the factory, some imperfections may still arise. Usually, paint is the culprit by being applied slightly unevenly or being oversprayed and covering some threads. The result, in the case of a headset or a bottom bracket, is uneven surfaces or imperfect planes which can cause binding and/or premature wear of the bearings. Bottom bracket and headset bearings work at their very best when they're perfectly in line and parallel to each other! In the case of overspray on the threads, it can make fender or rack installations more of a headache than they need to be. With the help of C&L's very fancy facing, chasing, reaming and tapping tools, installing parts on your new fully prep'd frame will be a breeze!
With a Frame Prep Labour on a new or newly painted frame, we will:
- Face the head tube and bottom bracket shell
- Ream the head tube when necessary
- Chase bottom bracket shell threads when necessary (almost never)
- Tap threaded braze-on eyelets
- Face flat mount brake caliper contact points
When you add a Frame Prep Labour to a Bassi frame purchase, we'll install new in-stock headsets and bottom brackets for free!
