Columbus tubing
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 |
This article or section is written like an advertisement. Please help rewrite this article from a neutral point of view. Mark blatant advertising which would require a fundamental rewrite in order to become encyclopedic for speedy deletion, using {{db-spam}}. (May 2008) |
Columbus is a division of Gruppo SPA, who also own Cinelli.[1]
Started in 1919 as a general tubing manufacturer by AL Colombo, the specialist bicycle tubing division became an independent entity in 1977 under the leadership of Colombo's youngest son, Antonio Colombo[2]
Columbus were for many years the only credible competition to Reynolds Ti in the bicycle tube set market with many of the big name Italian manufacturers of bicycles and framesets utilising their products. Famous name builders such as Bianchi, De Rosa, Pinarello and Colnago all specified the Columbus tubesets as part of their range.
A list of tubings available circa 1989 http://equusbicycle.com/bike/columbus/columbuschart.htm
Respected Uk framebuilders Argos[3] state on their website
Columbus are known as the market leaders in innovation in cycle tube manufacturer.They have set the pace by the introduction of special shaped tubes and butt profiles, enabling frames to be built in steel which are as light as aluminium frames, but retaining the responsive characteristics of a steel frame.
