What era? Columbus probably Cilo

[jaypee]

Hi can anyone place a vague date on this, I'm not too hot on road bikes. It's now fully operational and a nice ride. I've put some decent campy/ mavic wheels on it, thinking to replace the dodgy rear mech.

 

[jaypee]

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A bit more here viewtopic.php?f=12&t=317916

I like the rat look and those dodgy old mtb thumbies might look crap but actually they're quite effective. I've got some downtube shifters but keep avoiding fitting them!

 

[Old Ned]

Possibly 90's. The seat stay cluster looks a bit like a LongChen one.

 

[jaypee]

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Thanks

 

[Gazelleer]

I like the seatstay attachment.

 

[kgt]

I would not spend any money on that frame...

 

[jaypee]

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I know it's nothing that special but what makes you say that? I got it cheap and wouldn't spend much on it (I don't on anything!) but it rides nicely, is unusual and a Columbus frame is never a waste of time IMHO.

But I feel the look is let down in particular by the rear mech. Budget for that is under £15. And an item like that is unlikely to lose its value if the frame fails.

Ditto the wheels, I got them cheap and they should retain value.

The old wheels were unsalvageable but the proposed new rear mech is mainly for cosmetic reasons.

 

[Jonny69]

I quite like it. Change of stem and drop bars would probably be all I'd do to that. Leave the frame as it is! Only looks like scabs from here.

 

[jaypee]

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Cheers Yeah I think it's all surface scrapes from its time as a courier in London. Come to think of it I think the guy said that was in the 80s though I can't be sure. I kinda concluded late 80s/early 90s.