jamesdak
Old School Hero
I am still a total failure at downsizing. This frame kept popping up at places I frequent and catching my eye. Finally my resistance broke down and I contacted the seller. Worked out a deal and the other day this baby showed up at my door. First off, I will say this was the best packed frame I have ever gotten Seller did an awesome job.
Took a bit of searching but I finally started digging up some information on these. One key is that the builder's brother did the paint and is still in business. I reached out to him to see if I can source so touch up paint for this. It's really nice but is around 25 years old and does have a few chips in it. The paint overall is really nice though. The highlights and "decals" are all paint. The green logo work is a sweet fade which also portrays a very metallic sheen. The frameset as pictured with the headset, downtube adaptors, and rear dropout set screws weighs a respectable 5 lbs 10 ozs. This will be my third bike made from Columbus EL OS.
As usual, I grabbed a set of pictures of the frame. This is exactly how I received it, haven't even dusted it off yet. Much less, cleaned, polished, or waxed it.
Lots of logos and pantographing on this one. The builder was Jan van Dalen and his name is all over the bike.
The whole frameset:
Downtube logo:
Seattube logo:
Builder's signature and panto lug:
Rear Brake Bridge:
Rear dropout:
Cable guides on lug:
Nice chrome fork crown:
Model Name:
Internal toptube cable routing:
Took a bit of searching but I finally started digging up some information on these. One key is that the builder's brother did the paint and is still in business. I reached out to him to see if I can source so touch up paint for this. It's really nice but is around 25 years old and does have a few chips in it. The paint overall is really nice though. The highlights and "decals" are all paint. The green logo work is a sweet fade which also portrays a very metallic sheen. The frameset as pictured with the headset, downtube adaptors, and rear dropout set screws weighs a respectable 5 lbs 10 ozs. This will be my third bike made from Columbus EL OS.
As usual, I grabbed a set of pictures of the frame. This is exactly how I received it, haven't even dusted it off yet. Much less, cleaned, polished, or waxed it.
Lots of logos and pantographing on this one. The builder was Jan van Dalen and his name is all over the bike.
The whole frameset:
Downtube logo:
Seattube logo:
Builder's signature and panto lug:
Rear Brake Bridge:
Rear dropout:
Cable guides on lug:
Nice chrome fork crown:
Model Name:
Internal toptube cable routing:
