Re: [CR]tommasini

(Example: Racing:Jean Robic)

Date: Sun, 29 Apr 2007 07:27:39 -0700
From: "Rich Pinder" <rpinder@usc.edu>
Subject: Re: [CR]tommasini
In-reply-to: <4634AB48.8010805@usc.edu>
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
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sorry!

Rich Pinder Van Nuys, CA

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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