I'm a long-time, hardcore mountain biker, but am just crossing over into road biking. I've spent the last few weeks test-riding bikes in the Denver market and doing web research into what my options are for my new road bike. While I'd love to jump right into a nice Cannondale with an all Dura-Ace groupo, my wife would freak out if I laid out more than $3K on my first road bike. So, after a long, long research cycle (pun intended?) I decided on a Tommaso AS2 from Randall Scott Bike Company. They're an online store based out of Pompano Beach, Florida. The bike as outfitted with Ultegra/FSA groupo and lot's of carbon, is manufactured in Taiwan, but made of US-made Easton aluminum. The online price (w/ free shipping) was just too low to pass up... $1199 -- almost a $1K cheaper than any comparable bike here in the Denver market. I'm an info freak, so I tried to research Tommaso and find out more about them. The Tommaso site (
www.tommasobikes.com) had info on their products, but nothing about the company, where they're based, etc. I did a quick "whois.org" search and found that the Tommaso, Inc. company listed in the Verisign info has the same address as Randall Scott Bike Company in Pompano Beach, Florida. This was a bit confusing (and just a bit suspicious) so I contacted Randall Scott and asked them about this relationship... this is what the response said:
"Currently Randall Scott Cycle Company is the US Distributor of the Tommaso brand. Tommaso is slowly rolling out their line in the US and as of now, we are proud to be their exclusive Tommaso Frame Mail Order distributor. Tommaso is sold internationally to dealers directly through Tommaso. Tommaso has informed us that they will be launching a new Tommaso site which will encompass both Tommaso International and Tommaso USA in one site and will have all history and information about the brand."
Anyway... I hope this information is helpful for anyone else who's researching or curious about Tommaso and their new bikes. More info will follow when my bike arrives next week... I'll post my first impressions and any additional info I get about Randall Scott (rscycle.com) and the Tommaso brand.
David from Denver