Looks like a mid-nineties Tig welded Columbus Genius frameset.
These frames are probably as good a steel frame as you could get, before everything moved towards aluminium and then carbon.
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My new work bike. Excellent way to get around the 40 acres of vineyard I'm currently managing.
I used to have a 94 Lavadome build and swapped most of the parts over to this one.
Drivetrain and shifters are Deore LX 563 and a pair of Rockshox forks with short travel.
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I stand corrected on the tyre clearance for 80's/90's steel frames.
The framesets I've built up, have mainly been the type that would have been raced or used without mudguards.
There is a difference in handling characteristics between a short wheelbase (non Mudguard) and a long wheelbase...
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I think you might struggle to find a frame from that period with clearance for 28mm+ tyres.
For reference, I've built up a few late eighties/nineties frames with 25mm tyres on wide rims, which can be a total of 27mm wide, and the clearance between the rear stays and the tyre is pretty...
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Congratulations on a really nice build.
I'm a big fan of Italian steel frames with "modern" groupsets, though in your case 10 speed Record could have been specced for the year the frame was produced.
The re-finishing on the Ergolevers is superbe and something that I've wanted to do for...