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Joe
a Cross Country Rider
from Sacramento, CADate Reviewed: March 12, 2002
Strengths: Light, strong, beautifully welded and painted frame. Comfortable,
high end boutique quality ride with good acceleration and nimble
handling.Weaknesses: NoneBottom Line: Without question, this bike is a beautifully built piece of art. The
welds, paintjob, and finishing are all first rate. I've had the
opportunity to carefully compare this bike to a Serotta CSI and a
Specialized Allez M4 (my brother's rides), and it ranks right up there
with both of them. The CSI has a slightly smoother ride, but the
acceleration on the CSI doesn't seem quite as quick as the
Teesdale. The Allez seems a bit faster off the line, but the comfort
level doesn't really compare to the Teesdale. It's really half a dozen
of one....take your pick, but the Teesdale is unquestionably a first
class ride to compare with any high end bike. Tom's frames easily
compare to anything built by Rich Sachs or Della Santa (and I'd
certainly put it up against a Serotta, Seven, Litespeed, etc.) but
unfortunately Tom lacks a national reputation to match the quality
of his frames. This is a problem that I hope Tom can soon correct,
but for now, it's a great advantage to anyone looking for a great
value on a beautiful frame, as an 853 Teesdale road frame can
currently be had for less than half the cost of what you'd have to
pay for a frame from a more well know builder.
For more reviews of Tom's road frames, you can go to http://www.mtbreview.com/reviews/Frameset/product_21314.shtml
This is supposed to be a MTB review area, but there are several road frame reviews here also.
Favorite Trail: Sacramento River Bike Trail
Duration Product Used: 2 Years
Similar Products Used: Serotta CSI, Specialized M4 Allez, Bianchi Celeste
Bike Setup: Reynolds 853 steel frame, full Dura Ace group, Cane Creek C2
headset, Kestrel fork, Mavix Open Pro Rims,
Vittoria Pro Corsa tires, San Marco Due Race saddle, Ritchey
Pro stem.
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Submitted by
DanK
a racer
from monterey, caDate Reviewed: December 5, 1998
Bottom Line:
I have a custom built Teesdale. Tom Teesdale has been doing work for factories for many years.I sent him my specs and discussed my needs for a roadbike.
After several weeks my brilliantly finished frame arrived carefully packaged.The welds were no-nonsense and flawless. The bike rides exactly as I had hoped it would. He does steel and aluminum, dunno about ti.He is kinda hard to get ahold of sometimes but now is his slow time of the year; I see that he advertises on the newsgroups.So, if you want something that is rare and well worth the money, check out Tom Teesdale bikes. And no, I am in no way affiliated with him; just a satisfied customer.
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