Fort Columbus Foco - CX Frame

£200 posted - no longer for sale here now on eBay

My list of incomplete projects grows ever longer and I’m having to seriously consider dropping this one... I already have 2 complete gravel / cyclocross bikes and this would be number 3.

This is a rare frame - one I’d been after for a couple of years before I bagged this. Fort Czech-republic made Cross frame and fork in the very sexy Columbus Foco (with the characteristic coffin downtube). The frame has massive clearances .. and a relaxed head angle - meaning less toe overlap with big tyres. In the pics I have mounted 43c tyres

The frame has a very thick powder-coat and I was planning on sending it down the road to Bob Jackson for a nicer paint job. Now those guys are closing :-( There was a spot of corrosion coming through the paint below the seat junction .. so I filed back the paint to check the metal below - happily the corrosion was superficial.

Frame is 54 x 54 .. with a 1” headtube. Frame weighs about 1.9kg - but the paint is probably 200g of that!

Although the frame is Foco, the fork is made of Columbus EL - also a very lightweight steel

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Does it come with anything? Headset, seat clamp etc?

No headset, but I can include the clamp I’ve been using .. It’s a 31mm but I think a 30.6mm is a better bet. Probably 30.0mm without the powder coat!

12cm headtube (forgot to mention)

Some international interest - but I’d rather ship to UK. Now £195

Very nice.

How many mm from side of that tyre to chainstay? i.e. Would a measured 45mm fit?

If you decide to ship to Portugal, i could be interested

Bob Jackson is no longer closing.

If I’m not mistaken this is on eBay at the same time. Please don’t advertise both here and elsewhere.

I am aware of that. I let the post sink away before putting on eBay. Hence no comment from me since 13 days ago . But I will edit the first post as you have insisted on bumping to the top

Any chance you still have this frameset? If so, I would very much like to make an offer to buy it.

Long gone I’m afraid. I wish I could buy it back 😅

Have you tried contacting the buyer? There is a real chance he never even built it and that it's still sitting in his garage. I know I'm guilty of that!

There are a couple of aluminium ones (cross.7005) on eBay if you're not choosy about your metal
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/145047780254
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/325627338064

I've no connection to either seller, I just keep an eye out for Forts... I'd guess these have the same geometry as they look very similar

BLB have a little one

https://www.bricklanebikes.co.uk/fort-crossfoco-frameset-53cm

Which they bought here:

https://www.lfgss.com/conversations/337298/