Tom's projetcs - TVT, Colnago, others...

[tom06]

Hello guys,

Im french so sorry for my bad english! I've just received this TVT road bike. But i havent many informations about it, which year? Why these rear brakebridge (clamp around seat stays)?

Thx

Ive also other bikes...

 

[gridno27]

Re: TVT Carbon - Need informations

for me … it's clearly a TVT Beat, the simplest model of frame sets, which did under TVT label. It's build of the same lugs, which TVT used but with the lowest quality of
carbon fiber tubes and I am not sure but refer to the LOOK typical rear brake bridge I suspect that the TVT build in the workshop at LOOK Cycle and not
from T.V.T. Technique Vérre du Tissé. It's more remember to a LOOK KG 76 or 86, which build from TVT. Also normally the frame number under the BB shell has not the logic, which the original TVTs have.

TVT starts to build these bike after 1992 when the classic TVT92 Carbone ...HR or HM ... switched to the music labels Symphony, Rapsodie, Sonate
… here the pics out of 1993 TVT catalogue ranking from the top to the low in quality

 

[tom06]

Thx @gridno27 for the help on facebook and here !

As you can see, I am separating this TVT frameset because I have other projects to finance. It is on sale in the sales section.

So now, I'll present one of my other bikes, a spiral conic colnago from 1996 as me !

Its actually my winter training bike, really heavy compared to my ridley noah.

 

[jmhautbois]

Re: TVT Carbon - Need informations

for me … it's clearly a TVT Beat, the simplest model of frame sets, which did under TVT label. It's build of the same lugs, which TVT used but with the lowest quality of
carbon fiber tubes and I am not sure but refer to the LOOK typical rear brake bridge I suspect that the TVT build in the workshop at LOOK Cycle and not
from T.V.T. Technique Vérre du Tissé. It's more remember to a LOOK KG 76 or 86, which build from TVT. Also normally the frame number under the BB shell has not the logic, which the original TVTs have.

TVT starts to build these bike after 1992 when the classic TVT92 Carbone ...HR or HM ... switched to the music labels Symphony, Rapsodie, Sonate
… here the pics out of 1993 TVT catalogue ranking from the top to the low in quality

Hello !

I am very new to this stuff, and I would like to thank you, @gridno27 because I think you helped me find my the frame of my bike !
I think it is a TVT Sonate ?

 

[gridno27]

..first look it looks like a simple Carbone ... above you can see that's the sides from latest TVT version catalogue after the expiry of Joint Venture between TVT and LOOK, when TVT commercialized the frame sets by themself before closed their production in Lyon

my knowledge is that SONATE correspondend to the simple CARBONE type

Edith means ... you should please remove this "made in Italy sticker" from this FRENCH lightweigt beauty

 

[jmhautbois]

..first look it looks like a simple Carbone ... above you can see that's the sides from latest TVT version catalogue after the expiry of Joint Venture between TVT and LOOK, when TVT commercialized the frame sets by themself before closed their production in Lyon

my knowledge is that SONATE correspondend to the simple CARBONE type

Edith means ... you should please remove this "made in Italy sticker" from this FRENCH lightweigt beauty

Oh yeah, I will, I did not put it in the first place ! And it has an hybrid Shimano Campagnolo too... that's ugly

 

[jmhautbois]

Oh yeah, I will, I did not put it in the first place ! And it has an hybrid Shimano Campagnolo too... that's ugly

BTW, @gridno27 do you have suggestions on the stickers I could use ? I don't know where to find the proper ones and which ones I could use... :-/

 

[gridno27]

here a link to the simple white Carbone type - I think that's Andrew from UK, he did some for my collection
https://www.bicyclestickers.co.uk/products/tvt-92-carbone-bicycle-decals-white

 

[jmhautbois]

But mine is not a TVT 92, is it ? Thanks for the link !

 

[gridno27]

Hello !

I am very new to this stuff, and I would like to thank you, @gridno27 because I think you helped me find my the frame of my bike !
I think it is a TVT Sonate ?

of course this red one is a labeled CARINI TVT92 carbone - you need this white carbone decal set for it ... see pic of mine before restoration

and after finalizing including new TVT decals and Pinarello Gavia decal set