Hello All: I was Dave's partner from 1989 to 1992. I can confirm a few things. 1) The fork is correct. 2) The paint work was originally done in Dave's Shop. Some by me. The paint work was generally good, but JB's work is no doubt superior, however Joe did not not do any of the original paint work to my knowledge, although Brian Baylis did. John is exactly correct regarding the castings. I'm not an expert on legends, but ride a Tesch at race speed and then you will know the difference. Dave built frames for those who liked fast and accurate handling, stable at any speed.
Glenn Benveniste Oceanside CA
-----Original Message----- From: classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org [mailto:classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org] On Behalf Of John Thompson Sent: Sunday, July 02, 2006 11:38 AM To: Classic Rendezvous Subject: Re: [CR]Ebay: Tesch 101
Don Wilson wrote:
> Questions...
>
> Does anyone know if Tesch painted his own bikes? The seller says it is
> a Joe Bell paint job.
I don't think Dave did paint, and I do know he used Joe Bell for a while
anyway.
>
> Could someone look at the fork and tell me if that was the kind of
> fork he put on his 101s?
> http://ebay.com/
> &rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1
Dave was fond of the Takahashi investment castings, and that does look like a Takahashi fork crown:
http://www.os2.dhs.org/
I can't tell from the pictures whether the lugs are Takahashi castings as
well, but it wouldn't surprise me.
> Lastly, are they really as terrific as I have read?
When you buy a Tesch, you're buying into a legend. Isn't that enough? :-)
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-John Thompson (john@os2.dhs.org)
Appleton WI USA _______________________________________________