Pete Serotta
09-05-2008, 01:23 PM
Thought this would be of interest.....I really liked the bikes and Douglas's logic (yeah STEVE too :) ) They LOVE all things bike!!!
http://www.hampsten.com/Tournesol/words.html
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Looking to time-honored traditions - because sometimes the old ways are still the best - we incorporate the best of modernity's innovations in design, material, and engineering. Our aim is to build bikes that will be ridden hard and valued because they work brilliantly and they look beautiful.
Tournesol's inspiration comes primarily from the great French traditions of "constructeur" bicycles designed to incorporate all functioning parts into a greater whole, a true gestalt in which the entire bike creates a singular experience. Every Tournesol is different because each one matches its owner's vision of the perfect go-everywhere, do-everything bicycle.
Each bicycle is conceived as a whole, from beginning to end, it is much more than the sum of its parts. Sometimes a Tournesol will have aluminum mudguards mounted to round the wheel with elegant symmetry; lighting that integrates so it is safe, reliable, and out of the way; and front or rear carriers that are built with lamp mounts and are able to support bags that fit perfectly.
A Tournesol uses wider road tires than your typical racer to improve the "roll" or it might use another wheel size altogether, such as the famed 650B when you want the best in all-around or "rough stuff" riding. A Tournesol might use new old-stock parts that represent the best of the past, if that's your fancy, or it might be equipped with the most up-to-date innovations in carbon and index shifting.
At Tournesol they work with you to design and execute a bike that suits you in every way. We are here to listen to your ideas and suggestions, your preferences and needs. We'll then offer our professional input to fit and size, design and paint, equip and bring to your door a true "constructeur's bike"---a bicycle custom built to your specifications. You can have a Tournesol almost any way you like.
http://www.hampsten.com/Tournesol/words.html
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Looking to time-honored traditions - because sometimes the old ways are still the best - we incorporate the best of modernity's innovations in design, material, and engineering. Our aim is to build bikes that will be ridden hard and valued because they work brilliantly and they look beautiful.
Tournesol's inspiration comes primarily from the great French traditions of "constructeur" bicycles designed to incorporate all functioning parts into a greater whole, a true gestalt in which the entire bike creates a singular experience. Every Tournesol is different because each one matches its owner's vision of the perfect go-everywhere, do-everything bicycle.
Each bicycle is conceived as a whole, from beginning to end, it is much more than the sum of its parts. Sometimes a Tournesol will have aluminum mudguards mounted to round the wheel with elegant symmetry; lighting that integrates so it is safe, reliable, and out of the way; and front or rear carriers that are built with lamp mounts and are able to support bags that fit perfectly.
A Tournesol uses wider road tires than your typical racer to improve the "roll" or it might use another wheel size altogether, such as the famed 650B when you want the best in all-around or "rough stuff" riding. A Tournesol might use new old-stock parts that represent the best of the past, if that's your fancy, or it might be equipped with the most up-to-date innovations in carbon and index shifting.
At Tournesol they work with you to design and execute a bike that suits you in every way. We are here to listen to your ideas and suggestions, your preferences and needs. We'll then offer our professional input to fit and size, design and paint, equip and bring to your door a true "constructeur's bike"---a bicycle custom built to your specifications. You can have a Tournesol almost any way you like.