[CR]Re: Classicrendezvous digest, Vol 1 #1796 - 21 msgs

(Example: Bike Shops:R.E.W. Reynolds)

From: "Herb Langston" <langston@interaccess.com>
In-reply-to: <20021025190001.682.71874.Mailman@phred.org>
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: [CR]Re: Classicrendezvous digest, Vol 1 #1796 - 21 msgs
Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2002 14:45:39 -0500

"goodrichbikes" <goodrichbikes@netzero.net> wrote:
>I think it was Chuck Schmidt that talked about the rumor of Columbus =
>making tubes for Reynolds. I know that the reverse is definitely true. =
>Columbus has always had difficulty meeting production dead lines and has =
>had Reynolds draw some tubes for them. I wouldn't be surprised if =
>Columbus hasn't returned the favor. I'd be very surprised if the two =
>companies don't routinely help each other out with raw material =
>supplies.

One thing that always puzzled me about my old Benotto... was the Reynolds 531 tubing stickers on the seat tube and fork blades. Does anyone else have an Italian bike built with Reynolds tubing? Or have known of any? Or did the previous owner (a distributor) put the decals on after the Columbus decals dried up and flaked off?

Herb Langston
Evanston, IL