Shape with purpose.
Aero-profile tubes, dropped seatstays and a rear-wheel cutout address airflow. A straight-bladed fork supports precise handling.
Basso Venta R — Italy. Within reach.
Basso Venta R / Handmade in Italy
Italy.
Within reach.
Italian hands. Open roads. A carbon road bike that brings the Basso experience closer.
Explore the builds ↗
HandmadeItalian frame craftsmanship
T700 carbonFrame & fork
Up to 35 mmTire clearance
From $3,595Mad Duck catalog / Special order
The place / Veneto, Italia
A place you can
feel in the story.
The Brenta River. The covered bridge. Green foothills opening toward Monte Grappa. Around Bassano del Grappa, riding belongs to the landscape and to everyday life.
This is Basso’s world: roads shared with friends, a climb worth lingering over, and a bicycle that invites another day out. The Venta R offers a way into that culture, with performance you can put to work on your own favorite roads.
The makers / A family name since 1977
Made by people.
Made to matter.
Basso’s story began with Alcide Basso and his fascination with building a better bicycle. Italian carbon frame making remains central to the brand. The Venta R carries that handmade tradition into an accessible performance road bike.
The frame is the heart of the bike.
Knowing where it comes from adds something a parts list cannot.
Knowing where it comes from adds something a parts list cannot.
The idea / Performance in balance
For the ride.
All of it.
Basso designed the Venta R as an all-round performance road bike, bringing premium features to a wider audience. Speed, comfort and handling share the brief.
Room to find your rhythm.
T700 carbon construction, all-round geometry and clearance for tires up to 35 mm give you options for longer rides and varied pavement.
The details come together.
The vibration-damping 3B Gen 2 clamp and Heart Carbon seatpost support comfort. The Stato stem keeps cockpit adjustment practical alongside semi-integrated cables.
The reason / Miles with people
Take the turn.
Stay for the coffee.
A fast group ride. A solo loop after work. A weekend that turns into a longer day than planned. The appeal of an all-round road bike is how often you want to ride it.
The value / Italian craft within reach
More to the story.
From $3,595.
At $3,595 for the Shimano 105 mechanical build, the Venta R makes handmade Italian frame construction part of a realistic road-bike conversation.
When comparing it with bikes manufactured in Asia, put the whole package side by side: frame origin, drivetrain, wheels, fit and support. The Venta R’s case is the combination of Italian craftsmanship, thoughtful design and a clearly priced complete build.
01 / The mechanical build
Shimano 105
$3,595
Mechanical shifting / Microtech Omnia wheels
A direct route into the Venta R experience, with the same frame platform and a straightforward mechanical drivetrain.
View mechanical build ↗02 / The electronic build
Shimano 105 Di2
$4,795
Electronic shifting / Microtech Omnia wheels
Choose electronic shifting while keeping the Italian carbon platform and the wheel specification listed in our catalog.
View Di2 build ↗Available via special order. Contact Mad Duck Cyclery to confirm supplier availability, size, specification and estimated delivery before ordering. Prices reflect our current catalog.
Mad Duck Cyclery / Grapevine, Texas
A little Italy.
Your next ride.
Let’s find your size, compare the two builds and talk about the roads you want to ride. The story gets personal from here.
Explore the Venta R ↗Photography: official Basso Venta R campaign and existing Mad Duck Basso imagery. Regional, workshop and community photographs tell the wider Basso story; riders in those images are not presented as riding the Venta R. Campaign bikes may show equipment that differs from the listed Microtech Omnia builds.
Explore: Basso’s design brief · Inside Italian frame production · The Basso story at Mad Duck