I purchased one of Hans's bike frame on ebay. The frame & fork where built in 99 of Columbus Nivacrom. It is a beautiful frame. I have a old Bruce Gordon bike that I bought from Bruce Gordon in 1984. I thought I would ride that bike till the day I left Planet Earth. When I purchased the Hans Schneider I built it up with a new Ultegra 10speed group. WOW what a great ride. Now my trusty old steed the Bruce Gordon just sits. I guess I shouldn't feel guilty about about my new ride because the BG gave me many years and many thousands of miles of great rides. "Steel is Real"