The internet demands photo documentation. Oft is the saying “pics, or it didn’t happen” typed into comment boxes when photographs don’t accompany a post. I’m guilty of it on occasion.
I won’t ever make that mistake when it comes to this bike though. Annalisa’s sweet Tomii is just too much eye candy to treat it to anything less than the full gobstopper of photo shoots. In this case, we have the talented Christopher Raia, a friend of mine since childhood, to thank. How about a round of applause folks?
First are the photos of the frame and fork, then the fully built photos, and finally the build specs.
Frame and Fork
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- Drive side
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- non drive side
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- non drive side downtube detail
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- Nao’s famous brake bridge
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- JL stands for Jordan Low paint
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- Tomii Cycles “carved” headbadge
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- Internal brake cable routing
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- Internal brake cable routing – details matter
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- Nao’s famous fillets
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- the crocus flower inspiration
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- Tomii Cycles
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- Tomii Cycles
Built Bike
The build specs follows the photos.
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- Annalisa’s Tomii
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- Seatstays
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- Chris King atop Nao’s fillets
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- Nao’s famous carved headbadge
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- The crocus flower inspiration
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- The crocus flower inspiration
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- drillium Ti
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- Campagnolo controls
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- Tomii
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- NDS seat cluster
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- Tomii Cycles
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- Portland Design Works “The Bird Cage”
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- Ciamillo Zero-G brakes
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- Veloflex, but of course
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- White Industries VBC
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- 48
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- “sub-compact” drivetrain, made possible by White Industries VBC cranks and Campagnolo Record CT front derailleur and mid-cage rear
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- H+Son Archetype laced to White Industries T11 hubs with DT Aerolite spokes, 1 cross
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- Jordan Low paint
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- Jordan’s little yellow dot
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- Head tube cluster
Build Specs
- Frame: fabricated by Nao Tomii in December of 2014
- Size: 51.3cm TT, 46.3cm ST (center to center)
- Tubing: A mix of True Temper OX Platinum, True Temper Verus, and Columbus Life
- Weight (before paint): 1415g
- Paint by Jordan Low
- Weight as built: 17.5 lbs
- Fork: Ritchey Logic Pro Carbon
- Wheels
- Tires: Veloflex Master
- Tubes: Continental
- Hubs: White Industries T11 (campagnolo)
- Spokes: DT Swiss Aerolite
- Rims: H+Son Archetype
- Skewers: Salsa Titanium
- Brakes: Ciamillo Zero G
- Cockpit:
- Headset: Chris King
- Stem: Thomson X2 110mm
- Bars: 3T Ergonova Pro
- Levers/Shifters: Campagnolo Record Carbon 10 speed
- Tape: Fizik Soft Touch
- Seatpost clamp: Thomson
- Seatpost: Thomson Masterpiece
- Saddle: Fizik Vesta
- Bottle Cages: Portland Design Works “The Bird Cage”
- Drivetrain
- Cranks/Chainrings: White Industries VBC 48/30
- Bottom Bracket: White Industries Titanium
- Chain: Campagnolo Record
- Cassette: Campagnolo Record 11-25
- Front Derailleur: Campagnolo Record Ti CT
- Rear Derailleur: Campagnolo Record Ti mid cage
- Cables: Campagnolo
- Pedals: Shimano Deore XT