Here's one of my favorites: TESCH HWY-101



I built this bike while in my early 20's w/ the help of Henry, Cisco and the gang @ Henry's Bikeland in Anaheim, CA. I was looking for something better than the off-the-rack high-end bike of the era as they didn't seem to fit me well regardless of the adjustments made to saddle location or stem changes. Henry put me in contact with Tesch. I went down to his place and had he took my measurements and listened to what I had to say about retail bikes (how the didn't fit my long torso well).

Some time later the guys @ Henry's called me and told me to come get my frame (which they sold to me at cost) and it got better, they donated a C-Record gruppo to me as well (all I had to do was lace the wheels, buy a saddle, stem, bars, chain, tires and cages).

My first experience on the bike was not a pleasant one. The bike handled like a race car and the frame/fork are very stiff (I thought I was developing tendonitis in my right forearm and elbow after riding this bike for only a month/2500-km). I'm glad to say the tendonitis cleared up after a small break from cycling (I rear-ended a car on my Bianchi).

I ordered three more frames from David, 2 crit frames and 1 more road. Regrettably they were all 126mm rears. I sold off three of the four years ago, but I kept this one as it is the first "custom" bike I've owned (it needs new bar ribbon).


Here are the Stats:
Tesch Hwy 101 SLX/SPX 57CM
Tesch Hwy 101 Fork
Stem: TTT
Bars: TTT
Cranks: Campy C-Record ('87-'88)
BB: Italian
RR Derailure: C-Record
FT Derailure: C-Record
Freewheels: Quite a collection of 7-speed Suntour and Campy
Pedals: Look Carbon ('89-'91)
Brakes: Campagnolo C-Recod? Not sure, they came w/ the gruppo ('87)
Levers: Non Aero Campagnolo w/ gum colored hoods
Wheels: (1, and in photo) 36 hole Mavic 510 hubs, Mavic MA40's and Vittoria clinchers, (2) C-Record hubs w/ Campy lite tubeless rims, (3) Mavic 550 hubs w/ Araya Hard Ano'd Aero tubeless, (4) Super Record hubs w/ Mavic GL330
Seat Post: C-Record
Saddle: Selle San Marco Rolls (designer edition)
Computer: Cat-Eye