Epic Drew ..... in the wild
 

Not just a Tommasini but a special Tommasini.....

http://i495.photobucket.com/albums/r...f/IMG_0752.jpg

Not all is lost - the RD hanger and cable stop are still there.

larger version:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Tommasini-Pr...0#ht_500wt_953

gives a whole new meaning to the slanted top tube. buttugly.

I think the one in the post is a TT/Funny Bike with a smaller frnt wheel. the ebay frame looks like a standard road bike

It's definitely a TT bike with a 650 front wheel. But as long as someone's riding it and having fun with it, to each his or her own...

Exactly! Who but some crazed fixie rider could stand such a saddle to bar drop? Does anyone here actually ride these old TT frames for competition or otherwise?

I give the guy points, kept the braze ons, a reuse of a frame not legal for anything other than perhaps triathlons, has at least ONE brake, and has some means to help keep the shoes with the pedals. The bar to saddle drop is not that extreme when one studies the hand grip position.

Much better than doing this to a traditional road bike.

But the owner admitted he made a mistake.......

Oh, okay. I'm just not sure what the mistake was. You could do a full vintage period correct restoration of this frame, but I'm still not sure it would be worth all that much. And what would you do with it? I guess you could hang it on a wall or display it in a cafe or something, but you wouldn't really want to ride a bike set up for TT on the street. I'm not saying it's pretty, but this thing looks like it would be fun to bomb around on. I see road bike frames in Toronto set up like this all the time as well. I really don't see a problem with it unless your hacking things off of the frame.

Looks like shifter bosses and cable guides have been shaved. You're right about many funny bikes going for less than similar road bikes, though.

I actually like it! The owner probably knows what it was originally. He likes the frame and he changed the bike to suit his needs and taste. And it does look fun to ride if you're under 35 years old. Is it fixed or freewheel? Fixed, I hope, because it has only a front brake.

Flip the bars and chase cabs with it on Sundays in NYC. I kinda like it in an "electrical tape for grips" kinda way.

Needs a coaster brake.

Read the posts, people. The shifter bosses were cut off.

There are no excuses for that.

-Kurt

It needs a custom downtube decal.... "I'm-Sofa-King-we-Todd-Ed"

Ouch.

I made the mistake of looking at this post, and my back immediately went out. Typing in severe pain right now, Quasimodo style.

It really is a shame.

While 80's style TT/funny bikes may not command the same price as their road race counterparts they are much more rare. This particular bike, missing its top tube cable guides and shifter bosses is toast forever.

I respectfully disagree on both counts, at least on the local market funny bikes command a premium, most likely due to the fixie people. On the second part, I would fix up the paint in the damaged areas and run it with aerobar mounted shifters, or brifters on bullhorns for the occasional tt that comes along (the bike in question happens to be my size :( )

I am actually seeing more and more of them on the street here in NYC. They seem to be a new phase in the fixie trend. The first time I saw one, I was pretty shocked. That can't be a comfortable daily rider... But to each their own.

On the other hand, grinding off the bosses is just not cool.