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Tommaso Catalog of about 1987 — the TLX 9700 C-Record, TLX 9000 Super Record, TLX 9800 Crono, TA 5000 Record Aluminum, TL 8700 Super Record and TC 7000 Cromor
Source: bulgier.net (Mark Bulgier's catalog archive), no scanner named for this folder, posted in 2001; enlarged for Ebykr.
About this document
| Marque | Tommasini |
|---|---|
| Type | Catalog |
| Year | 1987 (estimated) |
| Publisher | Ten Speed Drive Imports, Inc., for Tommaso |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | English |
| Pages | 5 |
| Source | bulgier.net (Mark Bulgier's catalog archive), no scanner named for this folder, posted in 2001; enlarged for Ebykr. |
| Credit | Ebykr archive |
| Identifier | Permalink http://bulgier.net/pics/bike/Catalogs/tommaso85(tsd)/ |
| Transcription | Transcribed by eye |
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Reference
Ten Speed Drive Imports, Inc., for Tommaso. Tommaso Catalog of about 1987: the TLX 9700 C-Record, TLX 9000 Super Record, TLX 9800 Crono, TA 5000 Record Aluminum, TL 8700 Super Record and TC 7000 Cromor. c. 1987. Ebykr, https://ebykr.com/library/tommaso-catalog-about-1987/.
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LIVE THE LEGEND ... Model Shown: TLX 9800-CRONO Tommaso™ The Italian bicycling legend reigns supreme with Tommaso®, a premier hand made Italian frameset. Tommaso® framesets are particularly designed for the most demanding competitors as well as avid sport cyclists. Exclusively competing on Tommaso® bicycles for both road and track during the 1987 and 1988 seasons …
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Five pages of a yellow-ground Tommaso catalog issued by Ten Speed Drive Imports, Inc.: a “Live the Legend” cover and four pages of models with component packages, color options and frame geometry. It names “the 1987 and 1988 seasons”.
— Page 1 (front cover) —
LIVE THE LEGEND …
Model Shown: TLX 9800-CRONO
Tommaso™
The Italian bicycling legend reigns supreme with Tommaso®, a premier hand made Italian frameset. Tommaso® framesets are particularly designed for the most demanding competitors as well as avid sport cyclists. Exclusively competing on Tommaso® bicycles for both road and track during the 1987 and 1988 seasons is the Celestial Seasonings Women’s Team, captained by World Champion Rebecca Twigg; a testimonial to the quality and performance of the Tommaso® line. Tommaso® features a proven racing geometry, allowing optimum handling efficiency for our Columbus steel or heat treated aircraft aluminum frames. We guarantee the precision and performance of every Tommaso® with our systematic TSDI FRAME PREP™ process. An omnipotent challenger in the world of cycling, all Tommaso® bicycles are equipped with the finest Italian componentry including Campagnolo groups, Cinelli, Ambrosio, Regina, Selle San Marco and TSDI™ handbuilt wheels. Our TSDI FRAME PAINT™ process is undisputably the industries finest, creating a fabulous spectrum of dynamic DuPont Imron® phase paints for any calibre of cyclist. Relish the sense of adventure captured only on a Tommaso® – live the legend.
[A Tommaso road bicycle with a blue rear disc wheel photographed at an angle on a black ground, on a yellow cover with the heading “LIVE THE LEGEND …” and two columns of text beside the Tommaso script logotype.]
— Page 2 —
TLX 9700-C-RECORD
FRAMESET:
Tommaso® TLX. Columbus SLX/SPX Tubing. Completely Investment Cast Conjunctions.
COMPONENT GROUP:
Campagnolo C-Record Group. Delta Brakes & Syncro Index Shifting optionally available.
WHEELS:
TSDI™ Campagnolo Record Strada Wheels, Alpina Stainless Steel Spokes & Vittoria CG Tires.
FREEWHEEL/CHAIN:
Regina America 6 Speed & CX Chain.
HANDLEBAR/STEM:
Cinelli 1/R Stem & Handlebar.
SADDLE:
San Marco Rolls Saddle.
SIZES:
47cm-63cm.
COLORS:
DuPont Imron® Fuschia/White & Blue/Yellow Phase.
TLX/SLX Comparative Frame Specifications
FRAME (cm) | 48 | 52 | 56 | 60
Top Tube Length (cm) | 50 | 52.5 | 56 | 59
Seat Tube Angle | 71° | 72° | 73° | 74°
Head Tube Angle | 77° | 74.5° | 74° | 73°
[The TLX 9700-C-RECORD bicycle, blue and yellow with a yellow saddle, photographed from above on a black ground, with its frameset, component group, wheels, saddle, sizes and colors text and a comparative frame specifications table for four frame sizes.]
— Page 3 —
TLX 9000-SUPER RECORD
FRAMESET:
Tommaso® TLX. Columbus SLX/SPX Tubing. Completely Investment Cast Conjunctions.
COMPONENT GROUP:
Campagnolo Super Record Group. Syncro Index Shifting optionally available.
WHEELS:
TSDI™ Campagnolo Victory Crono Wheels, Alpina Stainless Steel Spokes & Vittoria CG Tires.
FREEWHEEL/CHAIN:
Regina America 6 Speed & CX Chain.
HANDLEBAR/STEM:
Cinelli 1/R Stem & Handlebar.
SADDLE:
San Marco Rolls Saddle.
COLORS:
DuPont Imron® Fuschia/White & Blue/Yellow Phase.
SIZES:
47cm-63cm.
TLX 9800-CRONO
FRAMESET:
Tommaso® TLX. Columbus SLX/SPX Tubing. Completely Investment Cast Conjunctions.
COMPONENT GROUP:
Campagnolo C- Record Group. Delta Brakes & Syncro Index Shifting optionally available.
WHEELS:
TSDI™ Ambrosio Aero Durex Front Wheel, Ambrosio Disc Rear Wheel, Alpina Stainless Steel Spokes & Vittoria Crono CL Tires.
FREEWHEEL/CHAIN:
Regina America 6 Speed & CX Chain.
HANDLEBAR/STEM:
Cinelli 1/R Stem & L.A. Time Trial Bar.
SADDLE:
San Marco Rolls Saddle.
SIZES:
47cm-63cm.
COLOR:
DuPont Imron® Blue/White Phase.
[The TLX 9000-SUPER RECORD bicycle, white and fuchsia, and the TLX 9800-CRONO bicycle with a blue rear disc wheel, each photographed on a black ground beside its frameset, component group, wheels, handlebar, saddle, sizes and color text. A large orange-brown stain lies across the yellow page between the two bicycles.]
— Page 4 —
TA 5000-RECORD ALUMINUM
FRAMESET:
Tommaso® TA. Heat treated aircraft aluminum & Investment Cast Conjunctions.
COMPONENT GROUP:
Campagnolo Sprint. Syncro Index Shifting optionally available.
WHEELS:
TSDI™ Ambrosio Super Elite Wheels, Alpina Stainless Steel Spokes & Vittoria Clincher Tires.
FREEWHEEL/CHAIN:
Regina Synchro 6 Speed & BX Chain.
HANDLEBAR/STEM:
Ambrosio Stem & Handlebar.
SADDLE:
San Marco Saddle.
COLOR:
Anodized Matt Black w/Anodized Silver conjunctions.
SIZES:
48cm-63cm
(Even sizes only.)
TL 8700-SUPER RECORD
FRAMESET:
Tommaso® TL. Columbus SL/SP Tubing. Completely Investment Cast Conjunctions.
COMPONENT GROUP:
Campagnolo Super Record Group. Syncro Index Shifting optionally available.
WHEELS:
TSDI™ Campagnolo Victory Crono Wheels, Alpina Stainless Steel Spokes & Vittoria Nuovo Pro Tires.
FREEWHEEL/CHAIN:
Regina Synchro 6 Speed & BX Chain.
HANDLEBAR/STEM:
Cinelli 1/R Stem & Handlebar.
SADDLE:
San Marco Concor SC Saddle.
SIZES:
47cm-63cm.
COLOR:
DuPont Imron® Blue/White Phase.
TL/SL Comparative Frame Specifications
FRAME (cm) | 49 | 51 | 55 | 59
Top Tube Length (cm) | 50.5 | 52.5 | 56 | 58
Seat Tube Angle | 72° | 72° | 73° | 74°
Head Tube Angle | 77° | 75° | 73.5° | 73°
Shown: TL 8000-VICTORY
All specifications remain the same except:
COMPONENT GROUP: Campagnolo Victory Components.
WHEELS: TSDI™ Ambrosio Super Elite Wheels and Vittoria Clincher Tires.
[The TA 5000-RECORD ALUMINUM bicycle, black with a white handlebar, on a dark red patterned ground, and the TL 8700-SUPER RECORD bicycle, blue and white with a blue saddle, each with its frameset, component group, wheels, saddle, sizes and color text, and a TL/SL comparative frame specifications table for four frame sizes.]
— Page 5 —
TC 7000-CROMOR
NOTE: Campagnolo Sprint composed of Victory & Triomphe components.
FRAMESET:
Tommaso® Cromor. Columbus Cromor Tubing throughout.
COMPONENT GROUP:
Campagnolo Sprint. Syncro Index Shifting optionally available.
WHEELS:
TSDI™ Ambrosio Super Elite Wheels, Alpina Stainless Steel Spokes & Vittoria Clincher Tires.
FREEWHEEL/CHAIN:
Regina Synchro 6 Speed & BX Chain.
HANDLEBAR/STEM:
Ambrosio Stem & Handlebar.
SADDLE:
San Marco Saddle.
SIZES:
48cm-62cm.
COLOR:
Blue.
Comparative Frame Specifications
FRAME (cm) | 50 | 52 | 56 | 60
Top Tube Length (cm) | 52 | 53 | 56 | 59
Seat Tube Angle | 71° | 72° | 73° | 74°
Head Tube Angle | 75° | 74.5° | 74° | 73°
[The TC 7000-CROMOR bicycle, blue with a white saddle and white handlebar, photographed from the front on a black ground with a yellow glow, with its frameset, component group, wheels, saddle, sizes and color text, a note about the Campagnolo Sprint group and a comparative frame specifications table for four frame sizes.]
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