Complete Bassi Montreal V3 Villager 2020

The very last blue and white Bassi Le Montréal!

This build of Le Montréal has long been our unofficial favourite, and you'll see many Montrealers cruising around their neighbourhoods on the previous editions of the Montréal built up just like this one, so we decided it was finally time to make it official. It's also ideal for weekend trips out of town and long commutes across the island, with a compact single-chainring transmission for a simple, useful range of gears without needing to go full racer.

First released in 2013, Le Montréal has been our most popular frameset and our most versatile. Inspired by classic 1980s touring bikes, Le Montréal features eyelets for front and rear fenders and racks, three bottle cages, and our signature shoulder strap. The wheel size is proportional to the frame size, making the bicycle more comfortable and controllable for variously-sized riders. The stiffened seatstays and top-tube not only increase its load-carrying ability, they also contribute to adding some spring to its step.

Available in Classic Black & White with silver components for 2022.

Build Specs

• Shimano/Microshift 1x8-speed transmission
• Bassi narrow-wide crank (44t) for simpler maintenance and comfortable gears
• Super-tough city/touring wheels on Sun CR18 polished silver rims
• 11-34t Microshift Cassette
• Puncture-resistant all-surface tires
• Tektro 855AL extra-long v-brakes, fantastic braking power and loads of room for fenders and racks
• Bassi Rachel comfort saddle
• Tange CDS headset
• Bassi forged quill stem
• Bassi Backsweeps handlebars for a semi-upright position
• Bassi frame 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

Frame 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
• 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

Geometry

Final product may differ from image