Originally Posted by
southpawboston
I love TA so much that they were the inspiration for my logo:
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at what point did the light bulb turn on and the idea for the logo develop? I have to admit, I do think it is clever.
I think I was primarily a fan of their water bottle cages, especially the handlebar cage. I've still got them on 3 bikes!
I purchased stuff from the Cyclo-Pedia catalog way back when, and the pages showing the T.A. cranks always looked so great! I loved the idea that you could build just about anything out of the Cyclo-Touriste crank, albeit with a ton of little nuts and bolts. Still, that emotional attachment was created, and I
stole borrowed their mascot Fifi as my avatar. I'm still waiting to hear the story of Fifi and how this little kid became the company mascot.
A couple of years ago, I did finally buy the SunXCD clone of the Cyclo-Tourist, and it's made a fine compact crankset. At least it has real T.A. chainrings.
Steve in Peoria