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In
the mid 1970s, David
Tesch began his career with start up
Trek Bicycle Company in Wisconsin. He soon went on to work with
Masi in Carlsbad, CA. By the early 1980s he developed his own identity
as a frame builder. Dave's reputation was that of making bikes that were no-holds-barred
racing machines with virtual track bike geometry. Owners state that
Tesch bikes are a blast to ride! As happens so often in the handmade bicycle craft, business difficulties pushed him out of the craft in the 1990s. Toward the end, another person owned the Tesch name and produced frames, but only for a short period of time. David went into the automobile world for his livelihood but had expressed an interest in returning to frame building just before his untimely death... |
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Bicycle Guide magazine "Hot
Tubes"
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mod. 101 bike w/first edition Campagnolo "C
Record"
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Joe Bender-Zanoni's chrome and red beauty!
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Bicycle Guide magazine article from Sept-Oct issue, 1987
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The Tesch S-22,
the last model introduced... |
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