I was very impressed when I saw one of his classic frames at a bike show in Tokyo some years ago, and I subsequently ordered one directly from him in Italy. He was very attentive to getting the order right, and about two months later a beautiful frame arrived. Over the last eight years or so I have followed his work, and although he has been modern in terms of utilizing new materials and offering what is current in frame styles, he has also maintained a traditional line of work as well, at least with designs. On one of the models that at one point was originally lugless, he has gone back to using lugs. The photos in his catalog show a beautiful shop as e-RICHIE says.
Dennis Young Hotaka, japan
> i'd guess he began building in 57 but didn't make
> tommasini frames til way later. i think he was an early
> masi builder cuz when i was there he was showing me
> pics of gimondi and merckx and talking 'bout how he
> built the frames...but those frame were clearly masi-
> esque in every detail. late 60s era, etcetera. his mentor,
> giussepppppppppe pela was a masi builder so the lineage
> makes sense to me.
> i've been to many shops. tommasini's is the bitchin'-est.
> e-RICHIE
> chester, ct