Before registering the company, Alcide Basso started making bicycles in his family's garage in 1974, in Rettorgole di Caldogno.

[3][4][5] In 1979, Eddy Merckx visits the factories with a view to developing his own racing bike brand.

Innovations on materials are introduced with the use of a type of automotive-derived steel, more resistant to rust and then move on to the use of carbon.

At the beginning of the 90s, racing bicycles are used at the highest levels, among others by Dimitri Konyshev, Gilberto Simoni, Massimo Strazzer and Endrio Leoni.

The Basso Bikes brand is now owned by the Stardue group, a company that also includes the Lee Cougan mountain bike brand and Microtech accessories, also owned by the Basso family.