Bassi Rachel Frameset

Our beautiful Rachel step-through frame, named for the street where our flagship store is located, is back with a few improvements! Some people were using their original-run Rachels for full-on four-pannier international touring, and while the original spec was just fine for such endeavours, we decided to make some changes to make such adventures a bit easier: beefed-up tubing, more tire clearance, longer wheelbase and raised front-end for more comfort, and a few new eyelets here and there. Revised with slightly longer reach in 2023, for better comfort with swept-back handlebars.

Step-throughs also make for great cargo haulers. Those extra tubes in the rear triangle reduce flex, and stepping through a frame will almost always look better than swinging a leg over a loaded diamond frame, which can be cumbersome and isn't always elegant.

The two smaller sizes are still designed around 26" wheels, while the two larger sizes use 700c wheels. Available in Fondue brown and Monet baby blue.

For a fully custom build, shoot us an email! And check out our Latest Builds and Staff Builds for inspiration!

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!