Tommaso Catalog of 1988 — the TLX 9650 Croce D’Aune, TL Sante’, TC Cromor 105 and Crono, TA 5000 Record Aluminum and the 1988 Frame Specifications

An eight-page Tommaso catalog issued by Ten Speed Drive Imports, Inc. of Melbourne, Florida: an orange-on-black cover, five model pages, a page headed “The Future of Tommaso” and the table of 1988 frame specifications.

— Page 1 (front cover) —
Tommaso

[The black front cover with the orange script wordmark “Tommaso” beside a close photograph of a bicycle’s head tube, headset, handlebar stem and front brake, with a Tommaso head badge in orange and black. An orange band runs in from the right edge near the bottom.]

— Page 2 —
Tommaso TLX 9650
Croce D’Aune

Tommaso bicycles are the world’s finest racing machines, built from years of research and racing experience. Designed in conjunction with Italy’s top frame builders, each Tommaso is built with Columbus tubing, Investment Cast Conjunctions and superior chrome. Ten Speed Drive Imports perfects the Italian frame design with our multi-step TSDI Frame Prep™ process and a superior paint finish only TSDI and DuPont® can provide. The construction of each TLX is a laborious process of hand work including Columbus SLX tubing, full Investment Cast Conjunctions and chrome forks. The TLX model is a professionally ranked racing bicycle, beautifully finished and hand detailed with DuPont Imron® paint. The combination of craftsmanship, quality materials and a hand finish substantiate the expenditure for a quality racing bicycle. Tommaso TLX frames have been chosen by many of the world’s top cyclists including Rebecca Twigg and her Celestial Seasonings Women’s Team.

TLX Component Packages:
Record C, Croce D’Aune, Chorus, Super Record, Sante’.

TLX Color Options:
Red/Gray/Yellow/Blue, Red/Gray, Blue, Red, White (see TL). Yellow (see TL); Blue/Yellow, Fuchsia/White.

[The Tommaso TLX 9650 Croce D’Aune, shown as a complete racing bicycle with a yellow, gray, blue and red frame, beside three framesets in red and gray, blue and red. The page carries a description, the component packages and the color options.]

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Tommaso TL Sante’

The Tommaso mystique begins in Veneto, Italy where frame building is a legacy handed down over generations. Fulfilling the market demand for an affordable quality racing bicycle, the Tommaso TL offers cyclists performance geometries on a lightweight Columbus SL frameset, at a moderate price. The Tommaso line is designed for optimum rider efficiency.

Tommaso is committed to producing a quality racing line with a spectrum of competition and sport bicycles. Built upon an Italian heritage of racing performance. Tommaso bicycles are brought to perfection with the TSDI Frame Paint™ process using DuPont Imron® paint for a long lasting quality finish.

TL Component Packages:
Croce D’Aune, Chorus, Super Record, Sprint, Sante’, 105.

TL Color Options:
Green/White, Yellow, White, Blue (see TLX), Red (see TLX), Blue/White.

[The Tommaso TL Sante’ shown as a complete racing bicycle with a green and white frame, beside two framesets in orange and white. The page carries two paragraphs of text, the component packages and the color options.]

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Tommaso TC Cromor 105 Sprint

For fifteen years Ten Speed Drive Imports has been the leading professional Italian specialist in North America. Serious trainers and triathletes ride the Tommaso Cromor for its reliability and proven performance record. Built with Columbus Chrome-Molybden steel alloy tubing for a light weight frame design, the Cromor will retain its appearance and value for years to come. Tommaso Cromor’s are built with competition specifications and are Tommaso’s answer to an economically priced competition/training bicycle. Of course it is beautifully finished by the TSDI Frame Paint™ process.

Cromor Component Packages:
Chorus, Sprint, 105.

Cromor Color Options:
Red, Blue.

[The Tommaso TC Cromor 105 Sprint shown as a complete racing bicycle with a red frame, beside a dark blue frameset. The page carries a paragraph of text, the component packages and the color options. Small metal glints from the binding run along the right edge.]

— Page 5 —
Tommaso TC Crono Cromor 105

Realizing the need for speed, Tommaso has two Crono models available, depending upon your design specifications. The Crono SLX is a superior, hand built bicycle with internally ribbed Columbus SLX tubing, offering greater rigidity when those final seconds really count. Built with the same performance geometries is the Crono Cromor, a moderately priced, hand painted time trial machine. The Crono Cromor features Columbus Chrome-Molybden tubing and a DuPont Imron® TSDI phase paint finish. All Tommaso Crono bicycles are designed to provide superior stability and precision handling not usually found on Crono frame designs.

TOMMASO CRONO BICYCLES

Crono SLX Component Packages:
Record C, Croce D’Aune
Crono SLX Color:
Blue/White

Crono Cromor Component Packages:
Chorus, Sprint, 105.
Crono Cromor Color Option:
Blue/White.

[The Tommaso TC Crono Cromor 105 shown as a complete time trial bicycle with a white and blue frame, a disc rear wheel and a white handlebar with tape. The page carries a paragraph of text and the component packages and color for the Crono SLX and the Crono Cromor.]

— Page 6 —
Tommaso TA 5000
Record Sprint Aluminum

The Record Aluminum is a performance racing frame with a virtually maintenance free anodized black and silver finish. Built with lightweight 5130 Aluminum tubing, the Record Aluminum offers a stiff frame design which cushions the rider from road shock.

Record Aluminum Component Packages:
Chorus, Sprint, Sante’, 105.

Record Aluminum Color Option:
Matt Black.

[The Tommaso TA 5000 Record Sprint Aluminum shown as a complete racing bicycle with a black frame and white handlebar tape. The page carries a short paragraph of text, the component packages and the color option.]

— Page 7 —
The Future of Tommaso

Tommaso bicycles have achieved international and national recognition, including a Gold Medal at the 1987 Pan American Games. The future technology of Tommaso is already becoming a reality today. Ten Speed Drive Imports and Colorado’s Advanced Composite Technology are jointly developing a new, superior composite frame. The frame is designed with Advanced Composite Technology’s space-age proprietary technology using carbon tubing and a wet wrap lugging system. The U.S. Olympic Cycling Team will compete in Seoul on bicycles built with tubing produced by ACT. Tommaso is also developing a specialized competition frame using the revolutionary new Columbus Max tubing. The Max tubing features an oval profile for a sleek racing frame.

[The page “The Future of Tommaso” shows a red time trial bicycle with a Campagnolo disc rear wheel and a white handlebar with tape, and a white frameset in a framed panel below it. A paragraph of text above describes the composite frame and the Columbus Max tubing.]

— Page 8 —
1988 FRAME SPECIFICATIONS

Model | Size (Center to Center | Frameset | Frame Specification | 50cm | 54cm | 56cm | 60cm
TLX | 47-63cm Every Centimeter | Tommaso TLX, Columbus SLX/SPX Tubing Completely Investment Cast Conjunctions | Top Tube Length (cm)* | 52 | 55 | 56 | 59
| | | Head Tube Angle | 72.5° | 73.5° | 74° | 75°
| | | Seat Tube Angle | 76° | 74.5° | 75° | 73°
| | | Chainstay (cm) | 41 | 41.5 | 41.5 | 41.5
TL | 48-62cm Even Only | Tommaso TL Columbus SL/SP Tubing Completely Investment Cast Conjunctions | Top Tube Length (cm)* | 52 | 55 | 56 | 59.5
| | | Head Tube Angle | 73° | 75° | 73.5° | 74°
| | | Seat Tube Angle | 78° | 75° | 74° | 73.5°
| | | Chainstay (cm) | 41 | 41 | 41.5 | 41.5
Cromor | 48-62cm Even Only | Tommaso Cromor Columbus Chromemoly Tubing Throughout | Top Tube Length (cm)* | 53 | 55 | 56.5 | 59.5
| | | Head Tube Angle | 73° | 73° | 73.5° | 74°
| | | Seat Tube Angle | 76° | 74° | 73.5° | 74°
| | | Chainstay (cm) | 41 | 41.5 | 42 | 41.5
Record Aluminum | 48-62cm Even Only | Tommaso TA. Heat Treated Aircraft Aluminum Tubing and Investment Cast Conjunctions | Top Tube Length (cm)* | 51.5 | 54 | 55.5 | 58.5
| | | Head Tube Angle | 73° | 73° | 73.5° | 74°
| | | Seat Tube Angle | 75° | 74° | 73.5° | 73.5°
| | | Chainstay (cm) | 40.5 | 40.5 | 40.5 | 40.5
| | | | 50cm | 54cm | 56cm | 60cm
Crono SLX | 50, 52, 54, 56, 59, 60, 61cm | Tommaso TLX Columbus SLX/SPX Tubing, Completely Investment Cast Conjunctions, Chrome | Top Tube Length (cm)* | 52.5 | 51.8 | 53.1 | 55.5
| | | Head Tube Angle | 72.5° | 74.5° | 75.5° | 77°
| | | Seat Tube Angle | 76° | 77.5° | 77° | 76°
| | | Chainstay | 40.3 | 40 | 40 | 40.5
Crono Cromor | 48-60cm Even Only | Tommaso Crono Cromor Columbus Chromemoly Tubing Throughout | Top Tube Length (cm)* | 52.5 | 51.8 | 53.1 | 55.5
| | | Head Tube Angle | 72.5° | 74.5° | 75.5° | 77°
| | | Seat Tube Angle | 76° | 77.5° | 77° | 76°
| | | Chainstay | 40.3 | 40 | 40 | 40.5

RECORD C
Campagnolo Record C with Delta Brakes
Cinelli 64-40 Handlebar/Cinelli X/A Stem/Bike Ribbon
Regina America 6-Speed Freewheel/Regina SL Chain
San Marco Regal Saddle
Vittoria CL Tires
Ambrosio Metamorphosis/Campagnolo Record Strada Rims

SUPER RECORD
Campagnolo Super Record
Cinelli 64-40 Handlebar/Cinelli 1/A Stem/Bike Ribbon
Regina America 6-Speed Freewheel/Regina SL Chain
San Marco Rolls Saddle
Vittoria Criterium Super Tires
Campagnolo Victory Strada Rims

SANTE’
Shimano Sante’ with Shimano Clipless Pedals
Cinelli 64-40 Handlebar/Cinelli 1/A Stem/Bike Ribbon
Shimano 7-Speed Freewheel and Chain
San Marco New Rolls Saddle
Vittoria Criterium Super Tires/Michelin Select
Ambrosio Formula 20/Ambrosio Aero Dura Rims

CROCE D’AUNE
Campagnolo Croce D’Aune
Cinelli 64-40 Handlebar/Cinelli 1/A Stem/Bike Ribbon
Regina America 6-Speed Freewheel/Regina SL Chain
San Marco Rolls Saddle
Vittoria Criterium Super Tires
Campagnolo Victory Strada Rims

VICTORY
Campagnolo Victory
Ambrosio Handlebar/Ambrosio Stem/Bike Ribbon
Regina Synchro Freewheel/Regina 50 Silver Chain
San Marco New Rolls Saddle
Michelin Select Tires
Ambrosio Aero Dura Rims

105
Shimano 105
Ambrosio Handlebar/Ambrosio Stem/Bike Ribbon
Shimano 6-Speed Freewheel and Chain
San Marco Saddle
Michelin Select/Vittoria TSDI Tires
Ambrosio Super Elite/Formula 20 Durex Rims

CHORUS
Campagnolo Chorus
Cinelli 64-40 Handlebar/Cinelli 1/A Stem/Bike Ribbon
Regina America 6-Speed Freewheel/Regina SL Chain
San Marco Rolls Saddle
Vittoria Criterium Super Tires
Campagnolo Victory Strada Rims

SPRINT
Campagnolo Victory
Ambrosio Handlebar/Ambrosio Stem/Bike Ribbon
Regina Synchro Freewheel/Regina 50 Silver Chain
San Marco Saddle
Michelin Select Tires
Ambrosio Super Elite Rims

*Disc Wheels Optional
*Component Groups are Subject to Current Inventory

Model | RECORD C | CROCE D’AUNE | CHORUS | SUPER RECORD | VICTORY | SPRINT | SANTE’ | 105
TLX
TL
Cromor
Crono Cromor
Record Aluminum
Crono
Not Available

Ten Speed Drive Imports
“Number One Distributor of Professional Cycling Equipment”
P.O. Box 9250 • Melbourne, FL 32902

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[The “1988 FRAME SPECIFICATIONS” table for the Tommaso models TLX, TL, Cromor, Record Aluminum, Crono SLX and Crono Cromor, with colored boxes below listing the component packages Record C, Super Record, Sante’, Croce D’Aune, Victory, 105, Chorus and Sprint. A grid of the models against the packages is filled in red, gray, purple, green and blue with white squares marked “Not Available”, above the Ten Speed Drive Imports logo with two riders and its address.]