Columbus Max Appreciation

Yeah but it's not new old stock, just new new. Columbus make Max tubes new again these days.

@Cupcakes I will try to remember to take pictures as I progress

Cool, I hope to document something similar in the new year, details to follow once confirmed:)

Awesome. Do they still make frame lug sets?

Wish they still made that sleek elegant fork crown, the aero / internal lugged one.

No, no lugs unfortunately.
And crowns are very limited. There are plenty of NOS ones around but they're all 1" and I'm planning to go 1-1/8" on both
And yeah I'm going to make the forks :)

Ah fair enough! Looking forward to seeing them come together

And yeah I'm going to make the forks :)

siick!

The postman has just been.

Dropped off some rocking horse shit.

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Daaamn. Dibs

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/165851825309?

Horrible quality pictures:/ paint looks nice!

Why cheap headset on nice bike?

Probably because the steerer was cut very short for a low stack shimano headset which was later replaced by a cheap low stack steel headset.

Grandis Overmax on eBay.

(My size as well).

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/195572443016

I have no vlue what Overmax is, but I like that they also have a slight cigar shape.

Nice Rossin, possibly priced optimistically:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/204227738480

Hi guys! I have something that might interest you. I have few sets like this and want to sell them.

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Interested. But no BB lug?

Unfortunately without bb. Price for 1 set - 150€

How much do Columbus max frames go for these days?
Ive got this custom made John hardisty road frame. Looking to sell it but have no idea what it’s worth. Has definitely seen a lot of use and is a bit ratty…

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Nice frame but looks like its had a hard life.

Someone looking to do their own custom paint on it would maybe be tempted, but I'd still want to see what lurks beneath that chain stay wrap first, considering the ratty nature of the rest of it.

What size is it? I don't know anything of the builder so don't know if there's extra cred in the name, and someone may be prepared to pay a couple of hundred for the fork as Max forks are ace, so I'd guess about 300-400 at a push, assuming there's no horrors under that chainstay wrap.

300-400

Woah! I sold an Eddy Merckx MXL frameset for £300- in better condition than this. And it’s not like it was snapped up either

OK maybe I've gone a bit high then, was your sale ages ago as sounds like you sold off your MXL cheaps!

Maybe 3 years ago!

But I'm old and love Max frames so am obviously in a minority.

Pre Brexit and Pre Covid, that was a different world :)