Columbus Max Appreciation

Mavic 350

So rad, they repaint it and manage to get the "columbus" spelled wrong, ballers!

Oof yes please

This is not Columbus Max (only the fork is)

I know the story but still don't really believe this given the striking visual similarity between this tubing and MAX, especially the top and downtubes and lugs. Has to be rebranded

Whatever the tubing is it's a lovely bike

Chainstays definitely aren't MAX.

But it's @nutsjesmoar 's, so we can just ask him. Pedalroom just says 'Koga Miyata Full pro C'.

It´s something like Kogas FH-M oversized tubing as far as I know.
I think its even splined (just like SLX tubing) Though I´m not sure about that...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/391323271250

@GrosNaze Link doesn't work for me

According to Koga it's not Max but I still don't believe the top and downtubes don't come from Columbus

just a copy of the tube profiles-Deda made their own versions as well

Early frames were built with Max tubes. Later they switched to to their own proprietary tubeset.

The tubes are identical to Columbus Max. In 1993, 1994 and 1995 Koga Miyata offered frames with original oval Columbus Max tubes. Then after an absence of two years they offered again steel frames with oval tubing but this time not from Columbus but their own FM1 steel.

One of my favourite Max bikes.

Not the same frame/tubes. Look at the chainstays in particular.

I'm not saying this particular frame was built with Max tubes (as seen on detailed pictures), just that Koga clearly used this tubeset on the early Full Pro models.

Ah, gotcha. Those MAX Koga Miyatas are cool though, don't see them all too often.

Yours? Super rad.

You see this?

http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=366911&sid=7e4f8c635f23fb0fc1bb4773f43fffec