TET mountain bike by Tom Teesdale

Here is a photo of Henry’s TET MTB.

Henry says:

I’ve been meaning to send you a pic of the bike fully made up. It has been a dream to ride, lots of offroad adventures, still keep it in the best of conditions. Thanks again for the most amazing ride I have ever had!

Dr. Tom sent in these pix of a pair of TET bikes he owns. A sweet, well equipped MTB and an equally impressive TET Road bike. Thanks Dr. Tom!

Bike racer Mike Schilling sent in these pix!

Mike says while waiting for team bikes to come in, I have been turning heads racing my full steel (including fork) TET in the P/1/2 races around Colorado.

Thanks, Mike!

Trevor rocking a Teesdale 29′er at the Decorah Time Trials to a 3rd place just seconds out of the overall win. Way to go Trev!

See all the photos from the 2010 Decorah Time Trials.

1979 TET Track with a classic buildup, my rally cruiser and Sunday bike affair. Winter rays at the local meet 2/2010, 90291.

• Selle Turbo saddle – Bernard Hinault ed.
• Maillard track hubs laced to Mavic clinchers, Wolber SL 19 tires
• Campagnolo Super Record seatpost, Pista crankset, 48T chainring – high polish
• Campagnolo Super Record Pista headset
• Lyotard/Lapize/Christophe pedal set fresh paint and new fork by Tom, 2/2009

Bar/stem/tape combo have since changed.

Thanks, Chad!

Here’s a picture of the TET touring frame you guys just built for me, all built up and ready to go somewhere. I’m waiting to get some matching silver racks so I’ve thrown on the saddlebag for  this picture to emphasize its load-carrying capability. It rides very comfortably and stably with the low BB, extended head tube, and big 26″ tires, and I love all the extra braze-ons. Check out how the fenders look with the high fork mounts – nice work!

Here’s what’s on it:

• XT rear derailleur w/Carmichael sealed pulleys
• Sora front derailleur (the token cheapo part… silver and shifts fine)
• Dura-Ace 9-speed bar end shifters
• SRAM cassette 11-34
• Shimano RSX crankset 24-36-46
• Zefal fenders
• Terry Liberator Y saddle
• Salsa Shaft seatpost (250mm)
• Dimension 90mm stem
• Cane Creek S-2 headset
• Rivendell/Nitto “Noodle” 44cm barsSun Rhyno Lite rims on Deore hubs
• Coda (probably Tektro) linear-pull brakes with Travel AgentsPanaracer T-Serv folding 26×1.75 (42-559) tires, only 440 grams each!

I did end up going with linear-pull brakes because they gave me better fender clearance in the back (and the pulley doesn’t cause any problems with rack mounting, which was a nice surprise) but it’s good to have the cable stop there in case I decide to switch to cantis in the future.

Thanks again!

Here are a couple of shots from the Kansas State Race. I am the guy pulling in the one picture and the other is a solo shot of me. Can’t see the bike that well, but I am on it and ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT. I get tons of compliments!

Thanks,

Walter Bleser

Hi Greg,

I sent a picture of my T.E.T. single-speed that Tom built for me last spring.

Your picture gallery is a bit lean in the off road bike department. I thought you might need a sweet looking Mountain bike that Tom built recently for the folks at home to see.

By the way, Tom builds one heck of a bike. Mine is built out of 100% Reynolds 853 tubing and thumbs up to that. It has such a great feel, my only regret is that I didn’t have it built sooner.

If anyone is contemplating doing a retro-build to their old ride to make it a true single-speed, (as I was) instead of getting a custom bike, I urge you to get a custom. You will not regret it. You get it built the way you want it. For instance, I wanted a eccentric bottom bracket but thought it would be nice to be able to gear it if I wanted to, so I had Tom add a rear derailleur hanger and cable stops along with the eccentric bb.

It’s a one of a kind ride and I get tons of complements on it. I’m hooked, Its T.E.T. custom built for me from here on out. Thanks for such a great product.

Thanks again, T.J. Dodd

Dan’s Single Speed