Basso’s latest SV is an aero road bike developed for rider, not for pro racers. What that really means is that while it is lightweight, aerodynamic, quick handling, and stiff where it needs to be… it is actually designed for comfort, real human fits, and with big enough all-road tire clearance so you won’t be limited only to buttery smooth asphalt.
This could be the pinnacle made-in-Italy aero all-road bike for real cyclists…
2025 Basso SV, a premium everyman’s aero all-road bike
Basso appended the SV abbreviation onto the end of their fastest Diamante road race bike names for several years – short for Sempre Veloce or ‘always fast’. But now this new bike simplifies their aero road bike naming, sticking just with that SV core principle.
Basso describes their new top-tier carbon SV as a road bike offering “racing-level performance, for all riders.” Instead of creating a race bike for the pro peloton and then trying to sell it to amateur cyclists, Basso says they can focus on the needs of the customers who buy and ride their bikes. They claim that frees them up to prioritize a more realistic ‘balance of racing performance and everyday usability’.
So Basso road riders get broad biomechanically dialed-in fit options, genuine rider comfort, real all road surface practicality, plus a lightweight, responsive & aerodynamically-optimized bike.
It is a carbon road bike made entirely in Italy though, so that ‘all riders’ label really pertains only to all riders with a healthy new bike budget.
What’s new?
The big shift for the new SV vs. Basso’s previous Diamante & Diamante SV is a move away from pigeonholing a bike as either ‘race’ or ‘all-road’.
That really works because of the new Basso SV’s bigger 35mm tire clearance, providing versatility over all hard surface roads, plus some flexibility to take your road rides further afield.
It still delivers on aerodynamics though, now optimized for a wide range of 28-35mm road tires. In fact, even though the SV has generally higher frame Stack (but lower standover heights) for improved rider fit without spacer stacks, it is more aero. That essentially boils down to the 16% reduced frontal area of the new Basso SV compared to the previous Diamante SV generation. Basso takes it one step further, with a new perspective on their forward leaning fork crown, transitioning airflow smoothly off the front wheel into the sharp-edged upper section of downtube.
At the same time, the new SV is also stiffer where you want it. Bottom bracket stiffness is up 7.5% over the Diamante SV, headtube stiffness is up 22.5%, and rear triangle stiffness remains unchanged. And at the same time, more seatpost extension and a 2nd-gen vibration-damping 3B Clamp seatpost clamping design promise improved compliance at the rider’s saddle
Tech details
- mid-mod Torayca T1100 & T1000 carbon fiber layup
- 780g claimed frame weight (53cm unpainted without hardware)
- 370g claimed fork weight (uncut)
- Kamm tail truncated aero tube shapes throughout
- Microtech solid lubrication headset bearing for extra long life
- integrated fully internal cable routing through the headset
- 2 integrated cockpit options – brake hood widths from 37cm (300g Fuga) or 38-44cm (330g Levita)
- 180g proprietary concave-back small diameter carbon seatpost – 25.3mm deep x 27.5mm wide
- updated vibration damping integrated 3B seatpost clamp
- 2 seatpost offset options – 0mm or 15mm setback
- max 35mm tire clearance (on 25mm internal rims)
- PressFit 86.5 bottom bracket
- 12mm thru-axles & flat mount disc brakes
- long 5-year carbon warranty
- 7 frame sizes (45-61cm)
- 4 color options: gloss Pure Black (above) exposing the carbon material textures; White Burano pairing matte white, orange logos & glossy exposed carbon; shifting iridescent Viola Galaxy from purple to orange as your view changes; and special edition Rosso Vivo mixing shiny chrome with exposed carbon & red accents.
2025 Basso SV – Pricing, options & availability
This new aero all-road Basso SV is available in semi-customizable mix-and-match builds with 4 different groupsets, 4 wheelsets & 4 paint schemes. Or for $5795 / 4999€ you can even start with the made-in-Italy frameset on its own – frame, fork, headset, integrated Fuga handlebar cockpit & seatpost – and then curate your own fully-custom build.
Complete bikes start at $8995 / 7949€ with a Shimano Ultegra Di2 group, carbon DT Swiss ERC 1600 endurance all-road wheels. Ultegra builds are the only to keep it under 10K. An upgrade to Dura-Ace knocks the new SV over five figures, bringing the total to $11,695 / 10,499€, still with the ‘more affordable’ carbon endurance wheels.
A Basso SV built up with SRAM Red AXS 2×12 and undulating Fulcrum Sharq (or DT ARC1100) wheels sells for $13,195 / 11,999€. This shiny chrome, red & carbon Rosso Vivo paint job will also set you back an extra $560 / 450€ versus the other three standard finishes.
Finally, topping out the most pricey builds is this Basso SV with fitting Italian Campagnolo Super Record S Wireless gruppo and stealthy dark Campy Bora WTO 45 wheels for $13,295 / 11,999€.
Order your new Italian road bike now, through your local Basso dealer bike shop.
