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legrandefromage
PostPosted: Thu Dec 16, 2010 1:49 pm 
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Was please to add this to the 'collection'.

Looks to be around 1989 - 90 era with top routed cabling and a braze on for the front mech pulley.

Pretty good overall condition, no need for repaint. Simple vinyl decals can easily be replaced (but not the head badge)

More Columbus Cromor OR tubing with some fine detailing to make it stand out from other UK built frames - this makes it Columbus frame no. 3, rapidly overtaking my Reynolds 531 obsession.

I have some LX/DX and XT parts available (those Nitto bars are destined for something else) - a bit stuck in the 1" stem department though.

Suggestions on a postcard....


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Sparkly paint. Nice.
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That's lovely! Never saw a Harry Quinn mtb before, a friend of mine has a roadie frame that he sadly turned into a fixie!
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legrandefromage
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Those forks again (not bent this time)


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Sparkly paint. Nice.


+2 that. Love the head badge to 8) When GB was great
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Spanky :D
I can see myself landing one of these proper old British handmade jobs before too long. Question is though - where do you find them?
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Spanky :D
I can see myself landing one of these proper old British handmade jobs before too long. Question is though - where do you find them?


an evening job and all day on the PC.
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legrandefromage wrote:
yagamuffin wrote:
Spanky :D
I can see myself landing one of these proper old British handmade jobs before too long. Question is though - where do you find them?


an evening job and all day on the PC.


:lol: :lol:

What a classy frame 8) 8)
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I LOVE it!!!
You, LGF, are like the 'Pied Piper Of 531 Steel!'
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legrandefromage
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I LOVE it!!!
You, LGF, are like the 'Pied Piper Of 531 Steel!'
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Columbus Cromor OR
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Read don't just ogle pics..... (slaps round his head!)
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letmetalktomark
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legrandefromage wrote:
- a bit stuck in the 1" stem department though.


http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MTB-1-inch-stem-w ... 19c1c755d6

:?
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legrandefromage
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letmetalktomark wrote:
legrandefromage wrote:
- a bit stuck in the 1" stem department though.


http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MTB-1-inch-stem-w ... 19c1c755d6

:?


Cool! - check out the other items too.
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Try www.hlloydcycles.com for decals they do a headbadge too
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