Thanks Guys - I needed your comments.

Recently I sold off 50% of my bikes and 30 - 40 years worth of Campagnolo parts collecting and I must admit, was feeling pretty down. I recently retired and moved to Queensland. Space in my new home is quite small - so - things had to go.

I had to part with bikes that I truly loved. This is now a case of a broken heart - but I will recover - I still have 15 bikes.

Dear Old Fat Guy, and all you other Guys, you raise an interesting question about the age of the frame as well as the tubing. As you read, I researched the frame for quite some time before I repainted it. My main sources of information were two bike shop owners and their recollections. The only decal still in place, and looking very original, was the Columbus SLX frame decal. We deduced that the frame had all the attributes of SLX and, with the fork crown plugs, was most probably one of the original SLX framesets introduced to Australia. I even found information stating that SLX was introduced in 1978.

Now Old Fat Guy, you throw a 'spanner into the works'!!! You are probably very correct. I went through my old magazines last night and, sure enough, I didn't find reference to SLX prior to 1983. You know this changes everything (but many thanks). In the big scheme of things it doesn't matter at all.

I'm still clinging to my SLX theory. It would be interesting to hear from others regarding the tubeset and plugged front forks.

Thanks once again Guys.