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
<monkeylad@mac.com> writes:
I was just looking at the homepage for Tommasini and it says he started
producing frames in 1957. I think the oldest ones I've ever seen were
70s. Does anyone have pics of the older ones at all? I've always
liked Irio's bikes and have been keeping an eye on one of the new model
Techno's at the shop I sometimes work. Don't let the name fool ya the
bike has some wonderful chrome lugs. Look under frames at:
http://www.tommasini.com/