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Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-05-23, 06:25 AM
Replies: 50
Views: 3,280
Posted By smd4

I’m only referring to Columbus tubes. Why do...

I’m only referring to Columbus tubes.

Why do you think so many high-end racing frames from the 1980s used SLX/SPX? Cinelli, Paramount, Bottecchia, Bianchi, Basso? If you think they were using...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-04-23, 05:25 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 3,280
Posted By smd4

Maybe not today, but in the 1980s, Columbus SL/SP...

Maybe not today, but in the 1980s, Columbus SL/SP and SLX/SPX was absolutely considered top of the line tubing.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-04-23, 03:58 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 3,280
Posted By smd4

You’re not suggesting SPX was “midrange?” That...

You’re not suggesting SPX was “midrange?” That would be pretty far from the truth.

My 1986 Paramount—an exceedingly high end frame at the time— used an SPX down tube because of the 60 cm frame...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-28-23, 06:21 AM
Replies: 50
Views: 3,280
Posted By smd4

I've only seen one 531 bike in my lifetime,...

I've only seen one 531 bike in my lifetime, including all the years working in shops 1985 - 1995, in both SoCal and NorCal. It was a neighbor's very used bike. Everything else I encountered for...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-27-23, 05:11 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 3,280
Posted By smd4

I don’t know what the Italian version of the...

I don’t know what the Italian version of the Spitfire is, but Columbus started out as an aircraft tubing manufacturer in the 1920s.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-27-23, 05:08 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 3,280
Posted By smd4

Oh, Columbus was popular long before 1987…

Oh, Columbus was popular long before 1987…
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-27-23, 12:02 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 3,280
Posted By smd4

I bet there were more racing bikies made with...

I bet there were more racing bikies made with Columbus tubing than Reynolds at the time of this article.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-27-23, 10:39 AM
Replies: 50
Views: 3,280
Posted By smd4

Yep. SLX/SPX were pretty much top of the line...

Yep. SLX/SPX were pretty much top of the line tubing back then...
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