Bassi Le Montréal V3 Frame - Scratch and Blemish Sale

The best deal in town on the hottest all-rounder, build-it-your-way classic steel frame? Oh you better believe it's the C&L Blemished Frames Sale! These frames are ship-shape and scrumptious, but have some scratches, clear-coat blemishes, or small paint dings here and there. The ED coating is all over the frame, not just the inside, so you won't have any premature rust spots, and we still guarantee the metal is in perfect shape, so if you recognize that "eh, it's a touring bike, the paint's going to get some personality anyway", dig in!

Here's the deal: you're getting random blemishes. We won't provide pictures or descriptions ahead of time. You accept that whatever we send you is the one you'll ride. Our usual frame warranty still applies to the frameset mechanically and structurally.

Sup with this frame anyway? Great question:

Le Montréal is our most popular quill-stem frameset and our most versatile. Whether built up as a commuter, porteur, randonneur, touring, or cyclocross cycle, its 4130 Chromoly frame balances style and function. Inspired by classic 1980s touring bikes, Le Montréal features eyelets for front and rear fenders and racks, three bottle cages, and eyelets for our signature shoulder strap. 

New features for the Montréal V3:

• Oversized tubes on all sizes for better stability with a touring load (or your kid) on the rear of the bike
• Extra bottle cage mount under the downtube (that's three total)
• More rooms for wide tires, up to 45mm on all sizes (with fenders!)
• Reduced toe overlap by using three wheel sizes across the range, also making the bicycles more proportional to the rider for more pleasant handling
  • 46cm and 49cm for small riders use 26" wheels
  • 52cm and 55cm for average riders use 650B (27.5") wheels
  • 58cm and 61cm (our largest frame yet!) use 700C (28") wheels
• A return to diagonal dropouts, for singlespeed fans
• The stiffened seatstays and top-tube not only increase its load-carrying ability, they also contribute to adding some spring to its step.

Specs:

• Tube Type: Oversized 4130 CrMo steel (double butted top and down tubes and triple butted seat tube)
• Bottom Bracket: 68mm wide, British Threaded
• Seat Tube inner diameter: 27.2mm
• Takes a 29.8 or 30.0mm seatpost clamp (not included)
• M5 eyelets at mid-fork, on seat stays and drop-outs for rack and fenders
• Three bottle cage mounts
• Eyelets on seat tube and top tube for shoulder strap
• Cantilever brake bosses on fork and seat stays
• Chain hanger inside right seat stay
• Forged diagonal rear drop-out, 132.5mm spacing to fit most current hubs.

Supplied with:

• Bottom Bracket shift cable guide

Geometry