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04-24-09, 02:25 PM

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Originally Posted by RideTommasini

It is true - Irio is not building the frames - however he is still designing all models and consults on all geometry. He is also very close friends with Signore Colnago, Signore DeRosa, etc. and our company is still owned and operated by the Tommasini family. Still 100% made by hand, in Italy - none of the production is outsourced. And although the daughters (Barbara & Roberta) now run the company, Irio and Anna are at the factory everyday and he even still does fittings for people upon request.

And I believe Irio is also a judge at L'Eroica, or at least has been in the recent past.

(Though I'd have to say that Pegoretti is the "Ultimate in handcrafted Italian bicycles," ATMO.)

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