While most Italian frame manufacturers are now history, the friendly family-run company Tommasini from Grosseto is still making a good living from its steel frames. Asian customers in particular appreciate the timeless classics. But the company, founded in 1948 by the still active Irio Tommasini, also has a good reputation as a manufacturer of oversized frames. The Tecno model with its lovingly realised 80s look is one of the last representatives of traditional Italian steel frame construction. Artfully chiselled chrome sleeves, engravings on the fork crown and bottom bracket housing and a neatly executed airbrush paint job in waffle iron look make the hearts of traditionalists beat faster. We did not expect the classic, which is available as a frame and fork set for € 1,579, to win the technical evaluation of this comparison. This is mainly due to the steel fork, which combines two properties that carbon forks very rarely harmonise: extreme lateral stiffness and high suspension comfort. The frame is also surprisingly stable.
Price 3,689 Euro
Weight 8.7 kilos
Reference/Info www.tommasini.it
Weight frame/fork/steering bearing** 1,975/702/91 grammes
Frame sizes*** 50 to 6 5, 1 cm each ( 56 )
Seat/steering angle 73,5°/72,5°
Seat/top tube/head tube 565/555/159 mm plus 4 mm headset cap
Wheelbase/caster 985/58 mm
Stack/Reach/STR**** 549/389 mm/1.41
EQUIPMENT
Steering bearing Campagnolo, 1 inch
Brakes/gears/bottom bracket Campagnolo Athena (50/34 t., BS A)
Wheels/tyres Marchisio for Tommasini/Vredestein Fortezza
Handlebar/stem Deda RHM01/Deda Zero 1
Saddle/post Selle Bassano/FSA SL-250 (27.2 mm)
*The frame set accounts for 40 per cent and the equipment for 60 per cent of the overall grade. The grades are calculated with all decimal places up to the final grade; however, for the sake of clarity, all grades are given with rounded decimal places.
**Weighed weights.
***Manufacturer's specification, test size bold.
****Stack/Reach: projected vertical/horizontal measurement from the centre of the bottom bracket to the top of the head tube; STR (Stack to Reach): 1.36 means a very stretched, 1.60 an upright riding position.
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