Readers’ Rigs today steps back in time for a look at a classic machine from Italy decked out in Italy’s finest Campagnolo C-Record of the era – a Tommasini Diamante. From Italy to North Carolina to the International pages of Pez, it’s Readers’ Rigs time.Name: Ryan James AsherLocation: North CarolinaAge: 36Bike: Tommasini DiamanteGroupset: Campagnolo C-RecordWheels: Ambrosio Excellence rims, DT Swiss Competition spokes, DT Swiss nipples, Campagnolo Record hubsPedals: LOOK Keo SprintSaddle: Selle San Marco Regal.eWeight: just under 10kgsWhen did you buy it?2009What made you choose this bike?My first road bike was a used aluminum Cannondale. I always loved the lines and looks of thin-tubed classic steel road bikes. For fun I would play around with the Tommasini colorway mock-up that they have on their website. I was then helping a friend look around for a road bike and happened to see this one for sale. Though I was determined to wait and give myself a classy steel bike as a reward for finishing graduate school, this bicycle was too stunning and rare to pass on. Additionally, my paternal grandfather had just passed away and left me a modest, though hard earned, inheritance. My parents told me very plainly to spend the money on something I really wanted, but didn’t need. The cool thing is that he was an airline mechanic and could fix anything; when I got this bike my mechanical skills stopped at swapping a tube. These days I do the majority of my own work, so I’d like...
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