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Here is a Bianchi triathlon lugless road frame & forks in Columbus EL OS.
Bianchi pantographs on the BB shell (British threading) and on the chromed front dropouts. Seat tube and top tube are 57cm CTC. 100mm/130mm OLD. Seat post diameter 27.0mm. 700c wheel clearances. Wheelbase is a lively 100cm. Brazed on gear lever bosses and front mech fitting. Internal cable routing on top tube and to rear mech. Rear dropouts are only 20 degrees off vertical so not ideal for singulating but I still managed to run it single for a year with a full link track chain.
A while back I sold this frame to a forum member but he returned it because he couldn't get the seat post out. I gave it the caustic treatment, got the post out and wrecked the paint in the process. It has been stripped to bare metal plus a few marks and streaks of original undercoat (I got tired of sanding), and home-sprayed with seven coats of automotive lacquer as a temporary measure - although you could leave it like that, personally I quite like the look.
This frame was formerly owned by an Irish national triathlete, Marcus Whitfield, who competed in the ITU Triathlon World Championships in 2004. His name was visible on the top tube before the paint was stripped.
There is a small ding on the top tube close to the seat tube. There is also a small incision on the BB shell where I over-enthusiastically cut out a stuck BB. It has no practical effect, all threads are good. There is a Stronglight headset on board, it is a bit battered but has been cleaned and greased and is running smooth.
Columbus EL OS (ie Extra Light Over Sized) is lovely lightweight steel tubing - only 1800g for a standard frame-only build, so lighter than MAX, SL, SLX, SPX or TSX. You can read about the quality of this tubing here: http://www.smartcycles.com/nemo_747.htm
It used to look like this:
£110 collected in Suffolk or £125 carefully packed and posted.