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- 25 Sep 2021, 1:15am
- Forum: Does anyone know … ?
- Topic: Columbia, Worksop, England.
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Re: Columbia, Worksop, England.
a couple more, not sure why some are sideways!
- 25 Sep 2021, 1:13am
- Forum: Does anyone know … ?
- Topic: Columbia, Worksop, England.
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Re: Columbia, Worksop, England.
Pics of my Columbia as per earlier post
- 24 Sep 2021, 2:49am
- Forum: Does anyone know … ?
- Topic: Columbia, Worksop, England.
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Re: Columbia, Worksop, England.
Hello and greetings from Australia!
I know this thread is 10 years old, but you never know who might stumble across it (as I just did) in the future. Yes, info on Worksop Columbia bicycles is scarce to non-existent. I know no more than has already been stated here.... they were made for a time by ex-Carlton craftsmen (indeed my Columbia has 'Craftsman Built' written on it at the top of the downtube. And as with the few Columbia photos I have seen all the .logos have been hand painted.
I saved my bike from a fixie project (derailleur hanger still intact!) perhaps a decade ago. I then bought a Norco Picante (horrible looking aluminium thing, but it WAS light) with a Dura Ace 7400 groupset and transferred that to the Columbia. I built up new 700c rims on 7400 hubs to keep everything matching. I GUESS it was built in 1989? Frame # 890717. Frame is 531, fillet brazed with mounting points for 2 bidons, downtube shifters and front rack as well as brazed on stays for the rear brake and derailleur cables. I love it to bits. Pics attached.
I know this thread is 10 years old, but you never know who might stumble across it (as I just did) in the future. Yes, info on Worksop Columbia bicycles is scarce to non-existent. I know no more than has already been stated here.... they were made for a time by ex-Carlton craftsmen (indeed my Columbia has 'Craftsman Built' written on it at the top of the downtube. And as with the few Columbia photos I have seen all the .logos have been hand painted.
I saved my bike from a fixie project (derailleur hanger still intact!) perhaps a decade ago. I then bought a Norco Picante (horrible looking aluminium thing, but it WAS light) with a Dura Ace 7400 groupset and transferred that to the Columbia. I built up new 700c rims on 7400 hubs to keep everything matching. I GUESS it was built in 1989? Frame # 890717. Frame is 531, fillet brazed with mounting points for 2 bidons, downtube shifters and front rack as well as brazed on stays for the rear brake and derailleur cables. I love it to bits. Pics attached.