Old 09-08-19, 06:25 AM
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John E
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Originally Posted by unworthy1
It's something of a "time capsule" with many OEM components even if some are now rotting. This is a three-main-tubes frame but rather than the Columbus SL we think of as "tre-tubi" this is main tubes Reynolds 531 and the distinctive "maroon metallic" paint that AD/Puch/Steyr used for so many models. Interesting that the dropouts are GPM and not Shimano.
Did not the Peugeot PR-10/PKN-10 also feature Reynolds 531 three main tubes butted? If this rides as well as my beloved old PKN-10, as I suspect it does, it is a great find.
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Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
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