Holdfast13

Hello I'm new here and I just got back into bikes about 6 months ago. I bought a 35.00 vintage 3 speed just to see how much I would actually ride. I've been replacing parts seat/bars/stem ect...as I go but I've been riding almost everyday and I actually don't really use the gears anymore plus the bike is too small for me so I'm thinking of getting a new SS/fixed gear. My price range is around 500.00 and I saw these two are similar in price. Like I said I'm kind of new to this whole thing so I'm not sure which would be the better bike. Any thoughts or opinions?

here's the specs on the Tommaso: https://www.rscycle.com/Tommaso-Augusta-Track-Bike-2009

and the Mercier Kilo TT pro: https://www.bikesdirect.com/products/...kilott_pro.htm

or would I be better off with something like a Redline 9-2-5 maybe?

Steve90068

tt pro is much better.....by far

Live2Die

Tommaso is much more aggressive in terms of Geo, so it'll handle differently, closer to a true track geo (almost the same as a Bianchi Pista). Overall I'd say the components are a bit nicer on the Kilo but I'd assume most of those will get replaced anyhow, I'd personally go Tommaso and I'm a satisfied Kilo customer.

neverjared

Had the Tommaso for two days. Get the Kilo TT Pro. You'll like it better. Promise. I had a Kilo TT at one point as well.

DIRT BOY

I had a Tomasso a few months ago. As much as I loved it, It was just a piece of crap. 2 bikes came with chipped paints and defective rear brake bridges.RSC said it takes a short reach in back, WRONG. Then I tried a Long reach, well just about no. Long Tektro would barley fit. Giving you ZERO room to fiddle with the position. I mean they barely fit.

RSC took the second one back but when I was willing to try for a third and have them install a short reach brake, the refused. So I bought a Dawes. If the Kilo TT was out, I might have bought that. But like the road geo.

The Tomasso was very Track like and about the exact same as a Pista.

atmosmurs

What are the major differences between the Kilo TT and the Kilo tT Pro? Is it worth the jump? As right now it is only $50 more...

dsh

From the Tommaso page:

"Riding a fixed bike will shed light on poor pedaling performance within 30 revolutions. Bad pedaling performance is called “pedaling squares.” This means the rider is not supplying even and fluid strokes to the pedals. On a fixed gear bike those “dead areas” of the stroke will be felt by the rider when the gear is fixed. The fixed gear will force the rider to pedal with fluid and constant power all the way around the stroke."


...I'd go with the Kilo.

squeegeesunny 

Main difference about Kilo TT and Pro is the wheelset, and the crankset. Crankset is a huge upgrade, and the wheelsets... They are a decent upgrade. I have the Kilo TT Pro and I set it up as a daily commuter for all weather. Love it so far.

xavier853

My vote is for the Tommaso. I own one. I am not quite riding it yet, but I have riden one before. I can confirm that yes, the geo is almost exactly the same as the Bianchi Pista.

Since you will probably be replacing parts, i would focus more on geo. The augusta has a slightly slanted TT where as the kilo does not.

omgzilla

Sorry off topic: Is that a Mini Maglite mounted to your handlebars? if so, how'd you go about doing that?

Squirrelli

He used rubber bands to tie that Maglite down, in the same fashion as one of the makeshift capo for guitars.

squeegeesunny 

Yes, thats a mini maglite, and yes, vixtor is right.

evotion

I believe that the Augusta is a standard 4130 while the Kilo is a Reynolds 520 (tad better). The Augusta has a 1/8 headtube and 27.2 seatpost collar making parts more accessible or less of a hassle to have to shim. Aside from that, the Kilo's pretty much better all around.