A Sparrow for Drillium Dude
 

Saw this today at a semi-local bike swap:
http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=508137

Thought the color was terrific. Did not ask a price, as it was too small for me, and I felt he was overpriced on the one bike he had that I was interested in.
The Sparrow needed all the consumables replaces, and a full overhaul.

How cool - only the third I've ever seen (not in person, though - I've only seen mine in person). I note this one has a Columbus SL/SP tubing decal (looks like the one used up until 1979/80) and I don't see any fender eyelets, either. No braze-ons rear brake cable guides or gear lever bosses. So another race frame. I like the looks of the fork rake here; mine seems to have too severe a rake vice this smoother transition.

Thanks for posting, John :)

DD

Very cool bike @op!

I was saddened I couldn't make an offer on DD's while available. :(

I never did ask the price, but I would guess the $1000 range, needing a full overhaul. Did DD finally sell his?

Nope, not yet. But I've been slow in getting updated pics and making a local CL listing. I guess I'm in no big hurry :)

DD

Funny how that goes, isn't it? :p

[MENTION=168558]Drillium Dude[/MENTION], can you pm me the link to the CL ad? ;)

Those were made in Missoula, Montana. A stone's throw from me. Dennis Sparrow.

There currently is no CL ad. I've been too busy/lazy lately to get updated pics, let alone put it all together for an ad :)

I'll get 'round to it, but I'm thinking I will wait until spring. I'm not in a super-big hurry to unload this one, though it's next on the list to make my collection more manageable.

DD

Yup, and we've seen a few people from BITD come forward with some details of the man and his methods, but so far bike pics and specific bike history is pretty thin on the ground. Don't even have a clue how many frames the guy built or for how long. Seems it can't have been very many, seeing how rarely they pop up.

DD