Columbus Tubi is a manufacturer of steel tubing used in
bicycle frame
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s, located in
Settala
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, in the
Province of Milan
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. The company was founded in 1919 by A.L. Colombo and was taken over by Colombo's youngest son, Antonio, in 1977. It is now a division of Gruppo SPA, which also owns the bicycle manufacturer
Cinelli.
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. Famous name builders such as
Bianchi,
Centurion Bicycles (after 1981),
De Rosa,
Ciocc,
Pinarello
Cicli Pinarello S.p.A. is an Italian bicycle manufacturer based in Treviso, Italy. Founded in 1953, it supplies mostly handmade bicycles for the road, track, E-bikes(NYTRO), mountain bikes and cyclo-cross. The company also produces bicycles u ...
, and
Colnago
Colnago Ernesto & C. S.r.l. or Colnago is a manufacturer of high quality road-racing bicycles founded by Ernesto Colnago near Milano in Cambiago, Italy. It remained a family-controlled firm until May 4, 2020, when it was announced that the UAE- ...
all specified the Columbus tubesets as part of their range. The company produces a wide variety of butted tubes,
and also produces pre-formed carbon fiber components.
See also
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Reynolds Technology
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Tange International Co.
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List of bicycle parts
For other cycling related terms (besides parts) see Glossary of cycling.
List of bicycle parts by alphabetic order:
* Axle: as in the generic definition, a rod that serves to attach a wheel to a bicycle and provides support for bearings on whi ...
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List of companies of Italy
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References
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Columbus
Manufacturing companies of Italy
Cycle parts manufacturers
Manufacturing companies established in 1919
Italian companies established in 1919
Italian brands
Companies based in Lombardy
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