Columbus Tubi is a manufacturer of steel tubing used in
bicycle frame
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s, located in
Settala, 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
Cinelli () is an Italian bicycle manufacturing company based in Milan, producing mostly road bicycles and components; production is estimated to consist of 80 per cent components and 20 per cent bicycles.
The iconic ''Cinelli Supercorsa'' is th ...
.
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
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, and
Colnago
Colnago Ernesto & C. S.r.l. or Colnago is a manufacturer of Road bicycle racing, road-racing Racing bicycle, bicycles founded by Ernesto Colnago near Milano in Cambiago, Italy. It remained a family-controlled firm until May 4, 2020, when it was a ...
all specified the Columbus tubesets as part of their range.
Today 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
Reynolds Technology is a manufacturer of tubing for bicycle frames and other bicycle components based in Birmingham, England established in 1898.
History
The Reynolds Tube Company was founded in 1898 by John Reynolds in Birmingham, England,
b ...
*
Tange International Co.
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List of bicycle parts
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 which the wheel rotates, for example a through-axle or an axle made for a ...
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List of companies of Italy
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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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