Columbus Tubi is a manufacturer of steel tubing used in bicycle frames, located in Settala, in the Province of Milan. The company was founded in 1919 by A.L. Colombo and was taken over by Colombo's youngest son, Antonio, in 1977.[1] It is now a division of Gruppo SPA, which also owns the bicycle manufacturer Cinelli.[2]
Columbus tubing was the main competitor to TI Reynolds 531 in the bicycle tube set market with many of the big name Italian manufacturers of bicycles and framesets utilising their products.[3] Famous name builders such as Bianchi,[4] Centurion Bicycles (after 1981), De Rosa, Ciocc,[5] Pinarello, and Colnago all specified the Columbus tubesets as part of their range.
Today the company produces a wide variety of butted tubes,[6] and also produces pre-formed carbon fiber components.
See also
- Reynolds Technology
- Tange International Co.
- List of bicycle parts
- List of companies of Italy
External links
References
- History columbus1919.com^
- Asobi Ventures Acquires Majority Stake in Cinelli And Columbus Cycling Brands sgbonline.com, 2021-07-07, retrieved 2022-11-12^
- Simon Smythe. Icons of cycling: Columbus tubing Cycling Weekly, 2016-04-15, retrieved 2022-11-11^
- Robert Cobcroft. 1987 Bianchi Columbus SLX – Campagnolo C Record veloaficionado.com, 2013-01-31, retrieved 2022-11-12^
- Michelle Arthurs-Brennan. Italian brand Ciöcc is back with a revamped and extensive range for 2020 Cycling Weekly, 2020-01-10^
- Tubeset specification for Columbus Tubing from circa 1989 equusbicycle.com, retrieved 2022-11-12^