help id my tommasini?

[joe torre]

hi. i have posted the same question on the classic & vintage forum of bikeforums but no love for me so far... and i know there are a lot of tommasini fans here.

i have purchased a tommasini frame and i don't know what it is. reasons to think the frame was repainted and the decals (saying 'super prestige') are not original. but i have only seen a few photos of super prestige framesets, and more recent framesets.

the frame is in excellent condition with no trace of rust inside the tubes, perfectly my size (54cm-54cm) and came with a couple extras. it does have the "t" cutouts in the lugs, bottom bracket, etc. i also purchased the frame because i knew where to find a tommasini chrome fork.

there is a "11" (without the quotes) stamped on the bb shell. rear spacing is 126mm.

http://netsurfaces.com/images/stuff/tomma/100_2241.jpg
http://netsurfaces.com/images/stuff/tomma/100_2250.jpg
http://netsurfaces.com/images/stuff/tomma/100_2247.jpg
http://netsurfaces.com/images/stuff/tomma/100_2245_11.jpg
http://netsurfaces.com/images/stuff/tomma/100_2251.jpg

link to the bikeforums thread: http://bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=320191

any info would be most welcome!

right now i am trying to decide what components to put on it (i want to go modern, though) and want to ride it for now and perhaps in a year restore the frame with a proper paint job and the right decals. but for that i'd really like to know more about the frame.

thank you!

[michael white]

I don't have the info you're looking for, but it is likely a super prestige made of slx. it has lots of chrome beneath the paint and was at one time a fabulous frame.

sometimes painters paint over the chrome if it's in bad shape. this frame is pretty old, at least a couple of decades, judging from cable routing.

these are very lovely. this might or might not be lovely under the repaint, but you won't know till you try.

[YO!!!]

Double water bottles, under bb cable routing, suggest mid '80s.

A Columbus Air fork would be a nice addition to the package.

You can not go wrong with Campagnolo Super Record for
the vintage gear.

[nicrump]

send these pics to the contact at http://www.wmlewisimports.com/ Bill can tell you when he imported it and what model/year it is and anything else you need to know about old tommys

[Fixed]

bro i had one in the 80's a bought from a old retired Scottish racer living in a condo on the beach . cool bike .cheers