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1986 Tommasini Super Prestige, first purchased during my four-year tour in Hawaii. Originally finished in gray/silver "marble", it was damaged in a slow speed accident which snapped the FD boss halfway through. Once back to the mainland I had Domenic's Cycles in Tempe, AZ repair and refinish the frame in Guard's Red. The work was actually done by Tommasini (Domenic's had a unique relationship with Tommasini, who built and painted the shop's branded frames).

It was a bit on the small side. In order to make it work for me I ended up needing an extended setback seatpost (Corima carbon) and an ITM aerobar setup. Took it to Diego Garcia for my second tour in 2000-2001 where I regularly raced on it. In fact I took my only race win on this bike, in the configuration seen below, in December 2001- just two weeks before I transferred. The bike was later dismantled, the frame and parts sold over the years - again, too small to be a keeper.

Please excuse the fuzzy pics as they're both photos of photos, from the Days Before Digital.





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