Sharing Covid time: Part 2 Finishing a Tomasini Prestige (1976/77)
09-04-20, 12:41 PM
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Sharing Covid time: Part 2 Finishing a Tomasini Prestige (1976/77)
Prior Posts in Classic & Vintage Forum:
This is a 1976/77 Tommasini Prestige with all original decals and was likely sold as a frame and then someone had the LBS assemble a very high quality assortment of Italian, Swiss and Japanese components and now it has French too, as I replaced the Campognolo down tube shifters with Simplex Retrofriction shifters. As found a nice soft gel seat sat on this bike, perhaps a grandma/grandpa’s bike ridden into late life. But why do families part with such things filled with a life’s memories?
My first gold bike and early on I choose to keep it as it was, except to address the surface rust on the drive side by neutralizing it, replacing one damaged Italian flag seat tube decal and then clear coating the bike to protect and preserve it.
Ah, and then the search for yellow began, to go with the pinstripe and lug cut out coloring. Not sure if I got the seat right, as finding yellow seats are a rarity, and vintage foam is often dead foam.
I’ll let the pictures do the talking now, enjoy.
Hope to pick up the "Commasini" this weekend, more to follow.
Homecoming:“Tommasini Racing” Help, what do I have?
Kudos to Tommasini, thanks for small miracles and surprise and beauty, in one day!
Do check out the prior posts for this bike, it was another birthday gift restoration, but more of a journey than the Panasonic Team America.This is a 1976/77 Tommasini Prestige with all original decals and was likely sold as a frame and then someone had the LBS assemble a very high quality assortment of Italian, Swiss and Japanese components and now it has French too, as I replaced the Campognolo down tube shifters with Simplex Retrofriction shifters. As found a nice soft gel seat sat on this bike, perhaps a grandma/grandpa’s bike ridden into late life. But why do families part with such things filled with a life’s memories?
My first gold bike and early on I choose to keep it as it was, except to address the surface rust on the drive side by neutralizing it, replacing one damaged Italian flag seat tube decal and then clear coating the bike to protect and preserve it.
Ah, and then the search for yellow began, to go with the pinstripe and lug cut out coloring. Not sure if I got the seat right, as finding yellow seats are a rarity, and vintage foam is often dead foam.
I’ll let the pictures do the talking now, enjoy.
09-04-20, 12:44 PM
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Yellow, yellow everywhere.
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Frame, lug and decal details
09-04-20, 12:51 PM
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A frame bought alone and then a mix and match of the best Italy, Japan, Switzerland, and France with a new stem. And yes, the wear on the head tube was left after cleaning under clear coat, all wear was left but protected now under clear coat with bad rust spots on drive side chain stay neutralized and left again under clear coat.
And I love it that way.
09-04-20, 02:11 PM
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Great-looking bike from one of the best road bike eras. I would replace the brake pads with something safer/more effective, i.e., KoolStops, but otherwise I like it a lot. The yellow cable housings, tape, and water bottle cage work very well with the frame color. Nice half-step gearing, as well!
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"Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." --Theodore Roosevelt
Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
09-04-20, 02:56 PM
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Agree John E, I thnik the Koolstop Classic would be nice, as long as the bolt will fit through the brake arm slot.
Oops, make that Continental.
My thanks.
Oops, make that Continental.
My thanks.
