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Race scene in Barnsley used to be Van Tuyl dealers. Perhaps worth contacting Richard there to see if he can shed some more light on the brand?

Well the buyer has emailed to say that they’ve made a mistake, so it’ll be up for sale again if anyone’s interested?

Selling this on Ebay. They’ve long been discontinued, but may be what you’re looking for to complete a retro build. Brand new, unopened. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/233726606582

Re: Hi Mike, It’s an interesting one, as the paint job suggests is from the 1991/92 season, but I believe those frames were made with either Columbus SL or TSX from memory, whereas the Excell models (GL and GLX) came in for the 1993 and 1994 seasons. Do you know if your friend’s had it since...

Re: My first Le Mond! If you can find a copy anywhere, the Gan GLX model was reviewed in Performance Cyclist magazine back in either 1993 or 1994 where it received rave reviews. The recommendation was to ensure that you didn’t consider buying any other steel frame until you’d ridden one, and...

The thing I took away from the article was that there was no clear winner, and no apparent relationship between the grade of tubing and the likelihood of it being picked as the favourite by the testers. I know it’s not really helpful, but it seems to suggest that a lot of it comes down to...

I don’t know if you’ve already read this article but it may prove useful, however from what I’ve read in the past, it’s often suggested the quality of the framebuilder’s work and the geometry are supposed to have a greater influence on the ride compared to the tubing itself. This experiment is...

Congratulations; it looks fantastic.

The PMS Falcon bikes did indeed have the same paint job and Dura Ace groupsets so you almost certainly have a team bike. If I recall correctly, Falcon didn't make any high end bikes at that time, suggesting it's not a replica.

The TVT in the picture doesn't have a frame number boss on it and the number is attached to the top tube using a clip. Steel frames with pips on the headtube are indeed pump pegs, something you wouldn't expect to see on a team frame. Team frames would have had a boss on the top tube, near to...

Someone who has an original Z Team TVT will be able to correct me if I'm wrong but I'm fairly sure that the bottom of the forks and the BB area were pink rather than red, similar to the Z logo itself on the jersey.

Re: You might have to ask around a few frame builders about rebonding the frame. I contacted Argos about having a TVT resprayed and one of the tubes being rebonded and they said they weren't able to do it.

The other option if you're happy to consider the need to respray, is the more readily available 1993-4 Gan team Lemonds. I had one of the 94 models with Excel GLX tubing and it was fantastic. Apart from the slightly garish paint job it's the one frame as regret selling after replacing it with a...

You're not the only one as my dream bike has always been the 1990 Z Team TVT. There's still a fair few TVT's around, especially on EBay or on French sites such as Trocvelo although you're unlikely to find many in the Z Team livery you're describing so you might need to consider respraying one...

Very interesting read hamster; thanks for posting it. Certainly fits in with my own observations - I'm lucky enough to have a Condor Super Accaio as well as the Tommasini and a Colnago EPS, and I'm afraid the Condor is my least favourite by far. Whilst is made of very modern high tech Columbus...