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02-21-20, 06:30 AM
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@Bikefixr needs to join BF to sell the parts here. But yeah a lot of people will be interested in those parts. These are great bikes. Looking forward to seeing the pics of the bike once it's fixed up.
02-21-20, 06:56 AM
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Keep the Stronglight headset.
02-21-20, 08:06 AM
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I didn't realize Columbine was around that long ago. I guess we were pretty parochial in those days. In fact, I didn't discover them until about 10 years ago when I bought some of their quickchaingers and looked them up.
02-21-20, 11:04 AM
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I remember a 1980s Bicycling magazine article had Columbine, Bryan Bayliss and a few other builders of excellence in comparison...maybe Bruce Gordon was part of that article...?
02-23-20, 10:06 AM
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02-24-20, 10:26 PM
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Should end up terrific, but change the color.
11-09-20, 10:00 PM
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Sight says I can’t post any photos, until I have 10 posts, but on the same hand, can’t post more than 5 posts in a span of 24 hours!
11-09-20, 10:05 PM
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It's just after the first five posts you are forced to wait another 24 hours before posting again. But yeah, it's annoying when you want to show or explain something.
11-10-20, 09:48 AM
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11-12-20, 11:00 AM
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Columbine Rolling Sculptures
I was talking with Giovanni, at Columbine Cycle Works, yesterday. We may collaborate on a project, together. He is a modern day DaVinci. His frames are pure art, that just happens to be capable of moving you over the road.
I just acquired one of his frames and it’s got a lot of bling. It has some rust spots near the top tube area near the steering tube. It will need some TLC.
I just acquired one of his frames and it’s got a lot of bling. It has some rust spots near the top tube area near the steering tube. It will need some TLC.
11-13-20, 10:07 AM
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I think the reason for this is they moved several times most of there early bikes were sold in Colorado were they were located before moving a couple times and ending up in Cal iforna. I see them pop up on CL here Colorado several times a year selling for around a $1000 sadly n rough shape most of the time.
11-15-20, 12:49 PM
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Well, I'm really glad none of you all bought it, because I did. Look past the grime. The parts are meh. I'll sell it all for $100. I wanted the frame, which today is about $4200. The stainless needs a buffing. Going back to Columbine for new paint and a couple braze-on's. It's a full Tange Prestige frame and fork. 56c square. It'll get a fully polished DA group and a new Columbine custom stem made to match and maybe a made-to match seat post. This was the jewel in the rough I've been looking for nearly 30 years.
Tim
