2nd Member of my TVT92 Family

[El Juli]

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I own a TVT 92 in Helvetia colours and I think part is painted and part of it is not.
In the last photo the seat tube and stays are painted, but the top tube not. I think it is a tinted topcoat or maybe the resin in the carbonfiber is tinted.
The Pinarello TVT is awesome. Looks like the one Perico Delgado rode to win the TdF.

 

[Ruimteaapje]

Damn, I love those TVTs. As a kid I dreamed of those TVTs disguised as PDM Concordes (Erik Breukink had a road and a TT version) but that "candy" red Pinarello version is also marvelous.

 

[gridno27]

Thanks for compliment - yes, the TVT92s are my favourite bikes in my small Plastic Collection.

Refer to the Concorde TVT92 - I know Erik Breukink rode a glossy-white TVT92 HM Carbone with French-blue TVT92 lettering on the top tube and Campagnolo C-Record groupset at PDM. An other Concorde labeled one based on a red TVT92 Carbone frame set had been ridden by Perico in 1987s TdF with the PDM-Team too.

 

[Ruimteaapje]

This TT bike sports a TVT92 decal on the top tube too but somehow I doubt it is actually a carbon bike? For example, the tell tale polished alu lugs on the head tube are missing (but might simple have been painted over).

 

[stringfellow1946]

These are 100% TVT's in other team colours as i took the photos.

 

[Ruimteaapje]

Interesting TT Concorde as this one does have the tell tale polished lugs.

Love the yellow TVT Zullo, thank you for posting!

 

[gridno27]

... yellow Zullo labeled TVT92 of TVM-Bison equipped by a Shimano Dura Ace group set - what a interesting project eventually ...

..but normaly TVM used Gazelle bikes ... and who Comes behind G-J.T he Looks like PDM's Erik Breukink on a TVT too!?

 

[Ruimteaapje]

Well, depends on what you call "normally". TVM was on Zullo from 1985 to 1992 (and some Kirks too during the 1989 season) and on Gazelle from 1993 to 1999 The Zullo's were pretty, the early Gazelles were also very nice (the steel red-wit-blue-black ones) but then something went totally wrong with the later green ones. Those Gazelles were often more exotic bikes in disguise too (my Merlin Extralight belonged to Steven Rooks and served two seasons disguised as a TVM Gazelle after starting its live as a "Rossin", see my Merlin topic).

Yup, noticed Breukink. Definitely on TVT Concorde. Definitely have to add a PDM Concorde to my stabel someday, preferably in the later color scheme.

 

[stringfellow1946]

Here is my ex team bike TVM Bison Gazelle low pro still waiting for a saddle.
and a photo of GJT TVM Kirk
I also have a photo of Steven Rooks riding a TVT in the TDF, Painted up as a "Buckler Colnago" I will try & dig it out & post on here

 

[Ruimteaapje]

Cool, so Rooks was on a TVT before he switched to a Merlin.

This photo from the 1991 Dutch national championship shows Theunisse on a steel Zullo, Breukink on his TVT and Rooks on what seems his TVT...