For Sale: Venom Columbus MAX road bike, wishbone rear stays, 57x57

how much for the glitter ball?

125 quid price drop

Bump, anyone want to resurrect this beautiful frame? 100quid

Back available again

Price? When you contacted Roberts, did they say they could match the tube shaping (minus dent obviously)

Is that dent really an end game, other than aesthetically? My orlowbro is MAX and is carry a fair few battle wounds...

That stem looks alarmingly like the one I fitted to my son's Cougar this summer, which has "Sigma" along the stem in polished letters on a frosted background. I wonder if I ought to replace it with a nice new 3ttt job I've got in the shed.

I've always had a thing for wishbone rears, and this bike looks awesome to be honest. Too bad I need a 52 :(

Is that dent really an end game, other than aesthetically? My orlowbro is MAX and is carry a fair few battle wounds...

I'd love to know what more people think about this. If it doesn't spell the death of the tube, I may be interested.

I'd love to know what more people think about this. If it doesn't spell the death of the tube, I may be interested.

I had the same thoughts as you, looking at the dent, the paint appears to have a fairly straight 'crack' across the width of the tube. Hard to say what's actually underneath, but having such a straight line might suggest the beginnings of a crack. As it's across the diameter of the tube, there's longitudinal pressure that may either A, not cause any further cracking/bending, B, Bend and Crack first ride out.
I'm not a metal specialist at all, and may well be completely wrong, but personally, if I were to make an offer it'd be in the knowledge that the tube would definitely be replaced.

Definitely worth thinking about.

both roberts and lee cooper quoted around 100 for a new max top tube, I would personally do it before riding it again, the metal in that area is very thin.

That's a shame.

it's only £100... so £225 for a frame built of some of the finest tubing on earth.