Roman,
Although Irio Thammasini did not give me a date, when I visited his
store in September he showed me some of his early 'Thomas' frames that
he was importing to the States. I think these probably dated from the
early 70's but cannot be sure. He used Thomas rather than Tommasini
because he thought the name would be more acceptable to Americans. He
quickly realized that this was a mistake and reverted to Tommasini.
Edward Albert
Chappaqua, NY
>>> "Roman Stankus" <rstankus@mindspring.com> 01/20/06 8:06 AM >>>
On the subject of Tommasini's - does anyone in the biz or who knows the
brand well, know when Tommasini's began to show up with the unique
multicolor paint jobs and when they really started showing up in the US
in
significant numbers. One rarely sees 70's or earlier models. There was
one
from the mid 70's on ebay in the past couple weeks that was quite
mundane
but interesting to see nonetheless. I have one of the ubiquitous off
topic
'88-'92 range mid level models that rides very nicely but currently
makes
it's home on my trainer.
Roman Stankus Atlanta, Ga.
-----Original Message----- From: classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org [mailto:classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org] On Behalf Of Peter Naiman Sent: Friday, January 20, 2006 12:35 AM To: classicrendezvous Subject: [CR] For sale on Ebay; A Vintage very early 80s Tommasini Super Prestige 56cm.
I've just listed to Ebay, a nice early 80s Vintage 56cm Tommasini Super Prestige, with a 56cm top tube. Sorry it's frame only with no fork. Rear spacing is 126cm. If someone wants an inexpensive classic Italian Ride for every day riding in Columbus SLX, take a look at my auction. I've got it available at a $200 buy it now auction. Below is the auction URL or you can find my auctions under my Ebay handle Hetchinspete.
Peter Naiman Glendale, WI
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