Thought I would follow my earlier debut to this forum with a bicycle brand that I have not yet seen shared on this thread before (I am working backwards and still have a 100 pages to go so I stand corrected). It is a Tesch S-22 San Marco from the late 80's and early 90's, but have not determined the exact date of this specific frame. What drew me to the frame was the True Temper steel, these days mostly used on golf clubs and according to the web, not making steel bicycle frame products anymore. I have a couple of steel bikes with European, UK and Japanese steel, but until this Tesch, not one with US steel. Paintwork is unfortunately not in good condition, looks like previous owner used a commercial paint and nail brush to paint over scratches, whole frame is pock-marked with this touch-up paint. (you can see that on the chain stay photo close to the rear derailleur. Any advice how I can remove this touch-up without damaging the original paint is welcome as the decals are still good, so would like to keep that original if I can. Full Shimano 600 tricolour groupset but the stem, handlebar and saddle are not period and needs to be changed. According to the website Tesch’s claim to fame was the Tesch 101, a lugged-frame road bike. He had many other designs for specific uses but was most successful with his road bike designs. The Tesch S-22 was his last design featuring a fillet brazed frames with tight geometry. The frame was constructed of special True Temper tubing, designed for Dave exclusively until the deal was cancelled by True Temper and was also sold to other US manufacturers. Unfortunately Dave Tesch died of brain cancer in 2003. More info on Dave Tesch on http://davesbikeblog.squarespace.com/blog/2006/12/14/david-tesch.html
