Tommaso began in 1985 as the home model for Ten Velocity Drive Imports (TSDI) out of Melbourne Seashore, Florida. The title can from the proprietor, Tom Eason, Tommaso is Italian for Thomas. Italian frames had been imported after which painted and constructed within the USA.
I haven’t been in a position to verify, however I consider TSDI was in enterprise for the reason that 70s. They imported many nice Italian manufacturers together with Guerciotti, Ciocc, Cinelli, and Rossin. I’ve additionally seen proof they could have bought Woodrup and Masi at one time or one other. A lot of their frames had been purchased simply primed after which painted within the USA with DuPont Imron paint. Sooner or later additionally they had a TSDI West store out of CA. I consider the corporate closed someday within the 90s.
The Tommaso frames could have come from a number of sources, however Billato appears to come back up essentially the most. They seem like very top quality bikes, take a look at this one:
The Tommaso model nonetheless exists and is run out of Denver, Colorado. Right here is their web site:
https://tommasocycling.com/
