James M’s Columbia Lenox

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You’ve got to love theme/color scheme quality that we witness regularly on the owner submitted Coluhuffrrays. Really, they’re unrivaled by their “serious” OTS counterparts.  This particular retina-searing example is a Columbia Lenox sent in by James M.

Minty Fresh!: Columbia Lenox 10-Speed

Columbia Lenox 10-SpeedSN 80783499Maeda Industries LTD.Lenox

Year: 70’s or 80’s????
Make: Columbia
Model: Lenox

This 26″ Columbia Lenox 10 speed was given to me by an elderly neighbor who was moving.
He said my son would grow into it in a few years. When I received the bike,
both tires were flat, all the chrome was rusted and pitted and the chain would not stay on.
I almost threw the bike away but I put it in my basement where it sat for several years.

I finally got around to cleaning the bike up a bit. New tires and tubes, cleaned the chrome as best I could,
adjusted the derailleurs to keep the chain from falling off and lubricated the chain and cables. Turns out the bike rides pretty nice.

Wonder if the readers here could help pinpoint the actual year this bike was produced. The color scheme says 70’s but I wonder if it could be from the 80’s. Both derailleurs, the rear spoke guard and the shifters are all made by SUNTOUR. I included a photo of what appears to be a serial number.

Regardless, I will continue to enjoy riding this bike.

Thanks in advance,
JP

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  • laverack

    Beautiful rig! Belongs with “The Dude” in the OTS Hall of Fame.

  • JP

    After a little searching, I believe the bike was made in 1978. Also, Lenox was a resort town in Massachusetts, the state where Columbia bikes were manufactured.
    Pale yellow and lime green, what a combo.
    I have put many miles on this bike since originally
    submitting it in September. Still rides great.
    My thanks to OTS for posting it.
    James M.

  • gunnerman

    You got to love the seat style. Not only is it BOS it is also all the way forward.

  • Bob H.

    1978, the year I graduated high school! This is the sort of thing I come to this site for! You can keep your high end European and Japanese bikes, give me a good old American made OTS with a fantastic color scheme like this one, which has my vote for OTS of the month.

  • Greg D.

    Man that bike looks amazing. I can tell just by looking at it how much time you spent on polishing. The shine on that great yellow and green color scheme is beautiful. If I had a bike like that I would show it off and ride all the time.