Paul Hewitt Columbus Life Steel

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

Wow! Let's see some pictures please

 

[slimjoe]

Can you post up the full serial number from the BB shell and I’ll try and identify the builder for you

 

[Fatal Swan]

I haven't done much with the Hewitt lately (including actually riding it) but I have the last two pieces of the puzzle:

1) A SRAM XX 10-speed (=11-speed) rear derailleur to match the silver/black/red of the rest of the SRAM Red groupset, while still allowing me to keep the 11-36 cassette

2) A Columbus Futura SL carbon fork to match (well, kind of) the Columbus frame and allow me to run 28mm tyres. I reckon it suits the frame better than the EC90, but I'll get some photos up asap

I spent a while finding these last two pieces and while I'm relly pleased to have properly finished it, the danger is that I'll now lose interest and sell it...

 

[foz]

Dibs!

 

[Fatal Swan]

Just the 28mm tyres to put on but otherwise in its final state with the new Columbus forks and the XX rear derailleur:

 

[Laldi]

Columbus life is a great tubeset. I've got an Italian frame same era in Life and another in b Spirit and they ride very well indeed, a good find

 

[Laldi]

Nice sweet of Colombus carbon forks on that bike also

 

[Fatal Swan]

Nice sweet of Colombus carbon forks on that bike also

It took a while until a set of those came up!

 

[Laldi]

It took a while until a set of those came up!

They're well with the extra cash you have to pay. I bought a pair of Columbus Carve forks for my Bianchi what a difference

 

[Laldi]

It took a while until a set of those came up!

How much did you pay just out of interest?