Columbus Max Appreciation

Probably my favourite forum bike.

Oh my days. That is a beauty.

Put in big ring, tape bars, change saddle and proceed to porn.

And lose the threadless adapter presumably

I prefer a quill stem on a bike of this era but I don’t see any real issue. They open up more choice for bars.

I prefer a quill stem on a bike of this era but I don’t see any real issue.

Well, apart from the fact that quill adapters have absolutely no place in the pr0n thread of course.

Yep this.
Otherwise yeah I’d use a-head too.

really tall MAX frame for a pretty ok price

https://www.ebay-kleinanzeigen.de/s-anzeige/rennrad-campagnolo-columbus-max-rahmenhoehe-63-65/856622731-217-38

Pretty one! Your´s?

Do you happen to know who built that frame? Fork was drilled from the beginning?

Do you happen to know who built that frame?

A really nice frame, supposedly made by a french framebuilder (Cyfac?).

Random question but can the rear brake bridges such as that one be drilled?

Went for a run at the weekend and my right knee is now totally shagged. Would be nice to go single speed for a few weeks : /

Would be such a shame though

Could something not be achieved how some put a brake at the front by attaching it on the fork blades? Quick google search for ref:

You can get clamp on brakes for front and rear, yes

fuck me. sixty bob for a front clamp on at SJS. ouch.

Was more curious about the structural possibility for the instant. Fork already drilled but obvs no good for SS, and even with front brake I compulsively use my right leg for stopping fixed. Will probably just apply some htfu.

Was more curious about the structural possibility for the instant.

I don't think these bridges are really there for structural rigidity? (Some) disc frames don't have them. I say go for it. Thinking of doing the same myself. Clamp on brakes are stupid.

assuming I do it properly, would it still remove value from the frame?

I know people get pissy over forks being drilled or no but hadn't ever thought about rear brake drillings...

about rear brake drillings...

please don´t...

(clamp on or bike b / bike c should be the real options)

would it still remove value from the frame?

This may be an issue regarding 'exclusive' NJS frames for purists, but I wouldn't worry about it. Of course it's easy for me to say, since it's not my frame, but still. It's a bike, if you want to ride it single speed, drill a damn hole in it.

the only solution to this conundrum is for @991 and @Tijs to compete in a bicycle jousting match.

I will respect the advice of the winner.

I have drilled my daily Columbus Thron frame (well, fork) which I plan to run into the ground, but won't drill my Panasonic NJS (not that I really want to run a brake on that frame). I guess that this kinda falls into @991 's advice of having another/multiple bikes.

Would definitely be an interesting one, lookin´ at the profile picture.

For the sake of the threatened undrilledness of the brake bridge I´d joust.