thanks a lot for the info, late seventies would be about right with the dating on the strada cranks that were on the frame (1977).
frederik dieryckxvisschers
8870 Izegem, Belgium
From: Rich Pinder <rpinder@usc.edu>
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR]tommasini
Date:
Sun, 29 Apr 2007 07:27:39 -0700
>sorry!
>
>Rich Pinder
>Van Nuys, CA
>
>r
>
>Rich Pinder wrote:
>>This appears very similar to the frame I'm re'doing - which was
>>purchased in 1978 (or 77).
>>
>>http://www-hsc.usc.edu/~rpinder/tom.html
>>
>>Here is the elusive, earlier model example up on CR that I'm
>>patterning the rebuild after:
>>http://www.classicrendezvous.com/Italy/Tommasini/tomassini_blue_bike.htm
>>
>>While this frame looks like mine, the paint/graphics on yours seems
>>like ones later to me as well.
>>
>>I'm
(sloooowly....) encouraging our buddy down in Australia to help
>>reproduce that FOIL based head badge - quite different than other,
>>later head graphics on T bikes. And I've JUST about got the BLOCK
>>text down tube lettering done, which reads: "TOMMASINI racing"
>>
>>
>>Good luck
>>Rich
>>
>>
>>
>>Richard Robinson wrote:
>>>Frederik,
>>>
>>> I am by no means an expert, but I'll take a stab at it.
>>>Based on the over BB cable guides, one set of water bottle
>>>braze-ons, the seat stays to seat lug finish, and a flat fork
>>>crown I would guess this frame was from the mid to late 70's.
>>>Perhaps as late as the very
early 80's. The graphics look
>>>somewhat 80'ish. Does anyone come up with a different age?
>>>Regards, Rich Robinson
>>>
>>
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