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Tommaso Velocita SRAM: Maximum performance meets minimum price as Tommaso offers two versions of the much sought after Tommaso Velocita.  A choice of component packages for the Tommaso Velocita: SRAM Rival or Shimano Dura-Ace.  Either way you are getting Tommaso's high quality double butted compact aluminum frame and carbon fork with a great component package.

The Tommaso Velocita with SRAM Rival offers something you don’t see very often… the complete SRAM Rival family.  Rival DoubleTap 10-speed carbon bladed shifters with red brake hoods, Rival Exact Actuation rear derailleur paired up with the Rival front derailleur and SRAM OG-1070 12x26 10-speed cassette. Completing the SRAM package is the powerful skeletonized dual pivot Rival brake calipers with cartridge pads. The product guys at Tommaso went all out by combining the full SRAM Rival group, Kore components, Tommaso’s compact aluminum frame and lightweight Tommaso TRS carbon fork and great colors and graphics. This bike screams speed.  Oh yeah, they also did it a price that nobody can match!

The Tommaso Frame

The staff at Tommaso Bicycles ride, race and believe in what they make. They approached the frame design as if they are building their own bike…in truth they are. A double butted lightweight aluminum frame with compact geometry is utilized on the Tommaso Velocita. The lower center of gravity makes for a curve eating machine that is easy to fit to the rider.  The head tube length is designed to satisfy a wide group of riding styles and body types. The compact road geometry puts the rider right in the sweet spot of power and control. The result is a bike that feels like an extension of your body. You think it, and the Tommaso Velocita does it. The 6061 aluminum frame with Tommaso TRS 12K carbon fork is light and stiff enough for accelerating while complaint enough for the 6-hour rides in the summer.

Tommaso, and other big names in cycling, such as Giant, Specialized, Trek, Masi, and Felt (and just about everyone else) to name a few rely on compact geometry to best serve the needs of the customer. Compact geometry has a number of advantages for the rider. First of all, the phrase “compact geometry” is signifying that the top tube (the bar you stand over when not in motion) is sloped downward from the front to the rear of the bike. This enables the rider to get on and off the bike easily. Traditional frame geometry has a top tube that is parallel to the ground and harder to get a leg over. By sloping the top tube we get into the second benefit of the compact frame: With less material used in producing the frame a lighter frame can be produced. Third, the more material sitting lower on the bike the better the bike will handle. By lowering the center of gravity the bike wants to descend, corner and sprint better.

The Tommaso Fit

Sizing a compact bike is no different, or more difficult, than any other style of bike. By reviewing the size chart you will see a measurement called the “Eff Top Tube” measurement, also known as the Effective Top Tube Measurement. This is what the top tube would measure if it was parallel to the ground. It is an imaginary line the runs from the center of the head tube to the center of the seat tube if the seat tube was extended like a traditional frame. The size chart also lists suggested heights for the different frame sizes. This is far more helpful in sizing a bike than standing over the top tube and pulling up on the handlebars (which tells you nothing about the fit of a bike). Tommaso offers seven sizes to accommodate riders large and small. It will be easy to find a fit for all of our customers.

The stem can also be flipped and adjusted for a lower back-friendly position to a more streamline position in minutes. The lower top tube keeps the center of gravity low and the makes for an easy approach to getting on the bike. This Tommaso bike was designed with the user’s needs and comfort as the #1 priority.

The Tommaso Feel

The Tommaso Velocita Rival utilizes the 50/36 Rival compact crank for three simple reasons. The elite athletes love the stiffness of the 6061 aluminum cranks over carbon cranks, the price to performance is amazing and the compact gearing gets you everywhere. With the 50/36 gearing of the Rival crank will take you anywhere the road goes. The beauty of the compact crank is its simplicity and lightweight characteristics over a heavier triple crank while supplying the user a very knee-friendly gear ratio that is easier to command. With two chainrings instead of three the distance between the crank arms thus lowering the Q-factor and providing better pedaling dynamics. The SRAM Rival GXP bottom bracket is made up from two oversized external cartridge bearing. The larger bearings and their placement outside of the bottom bracket shell makes for stiffer cranks and better power distribution.

Putting the bike in motion is the Kore Gradient II wheelset. These wheels are built with a radial laced 24-spoke front and two cross 28-spoke rear for a combination of aerodynamics, strength and lightweight. The Kore Gradient II wheels are built with Kore Sandvik stainless steel spokes matched up with a semi-aero 24mm rim with CNC machined braking surface and high-end sealed cartridge bearings.

Other highlights include Kore’s aluminum 6061 double butted anatomical handlebar and 3D forged 6061 Race Stem. Holding the San Marco Ponza Power saddle in steady is the Kore 6061 aluminum post. These components are light, strong and built to last. The grip to the road is provided by the world famous Continental Ultra Race tires. The small groove pattern in the tire provides better wet-weather grip and amazing corner traction.

What’s the difference between what the pro’s ride and what we sell? Very little, mostly just price. We continue to sell bikes that people can afford and people will love. At The Randall Scott Company we don’t think you should go broke buying a bike. We want you to go places that only a bicycle can take you. We want you to enjoy the ride...not be taken for one.

Tommaso Velocita SRAM Premium Spec:

●Tommaso Double Butted Aluminum 6061 Compact Frame 

●Tommaso 12K Carbon Fork 

●SRAM Rival Components 

●San Marco Ponza Power Saddle

●SRAM Rival 50/36 Compact Crankset

●Kore Gradient II Wheelset

●Continental Ultra Race 700x23 Tires