Mystery Frame... Help!

[Entobiker]

Hey Retrobike Hivemind

Can you help identify a frame I have recently acquired on ebay? Apparently SLX tubing (has Columbus stamped on the dropouts) with 'Everest' stamped on the BB, but other than that, no info.

The combination of characters is odd, with internal routing, lugs, fast-back stays, super short rear end, straight-blade fork... I'm guessing late 80s??

Help!!

 

[juvela]

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quite the beauty!

thanks for sharing the mystery with the forum.

second your date estimate.

one piece of information which would at least narrow the possible national origin would be threading...


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[Entobiker]

Of course, it's a 68mm British threaded BB

 

[grantoury]

Quite the frame you got there. I have no info but with a straight blade fork, internal routing and vertical dropouts I would think early to mid 90s?

 

[Entobiker]

Quite the frame you got there. I have no info but with a straight blade fork, internal routing and vertical dropouts I would think early to mid 90s?

Thanks! Was wondering when the first internal routing emerged.

 

[pigman]

Thanks! Was wondering when the first internal routing emerged.

1940s ?

 

[Entobiker]

1940s ?

Not so helpful a character with this one then

 

[Nothin-fancy]

That looks like some interesting geometry. 55st-53tt??? Looks like criterium geo if so. I'd guess very late 80's to very early 90's. Id lean more towards the 90's because of the vertical dropout's. SLX (did you feel for the ridges in the seat tube and down tube?) was introduced around 1987 and wasn't really a thing by 1992 being replaced by Aluminum or oversized steel.

Where are you located? That will help with figuring out smaller builder's.

The bottom bracket and brake bridge look like a Silva brand. While not as well known as Cinelli Silva made some nice parts.

Hope this helps.

 

[jim haseltine]

Something about the seat stay/lug set up reminds me of a Roberts.

 

[Nob]

Something about the seat stay/lug set up reminds me of a Roberts.

My gut reaction also looking at the style of rear brake bridge.