I recently bought a frame off of eBay with the intention of building it as a fixed gear bike. The pictures weren't that good and the builder was not identified, but what attracted me to the frame was that I noticed the non-standard tubing and lugs, which I determined via Google were Columbus MS (Multi-shape) tubing and proprietary lugs.

Now that the frame has arrived, I can see that it was built for all-internal cable routing including the shift cables which run through the bottom bracket via steel guide tubes. This means that a modern cartridge BB will not fit so I will have to locate a traditional spindle/cup BB. Not a big problem.

What is a somewhat bigger problem for me is that the frame is probably a bit too big for me - once again the seller's info wasn't all that good and I took a chance. I don't care about shift cables for my fixed gear build, but if I need to sell this frame I would really like to know what kind of downtube shifters were meant to go in the single top-mounted shifter boss brazed to the downtube. I have never seen anything like it, and if I were a buyer considering the frame for a regular multispeed build I would want to know that such shifters existed.

Also, I am wondering if anyone has ever heard of Rick Garner as a framebuilder (see the decal)? The only reference I have found is a Rick Garner currently at Yosemite Bicycle and Sport who used to be at Garner Pro Cycle Shop in Palo Alto. Yes I will call to check it out, but I was wondering if anyone had any firsthand knowledge. Thanks.