Re: [CR]Columbus tubing

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From: "jerrymoos" <jerrymoos@sbcglobal.net>
To: "Joe Bender-Zanoni" <joebz@optonline.net>, <raleighpro@dejazzd.com>, <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
References: <20031222134638.MLMS17581.de-fe01.dejazzd.com@de-fe01> <14b101c3c89a$b30e6650$efddfea9@mooshome> <00d501c3c89c$6cec8880$6400a8c0@jfbender>
Subject: Re: [CR]Columbus tubing
Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2003 09:11:19 -0600


Would there be a special problem with stainless forks? I thought the Crescent stainless steel bikes had stainless forks as well.

Regards,

Jerry Moos
Houston, TX


----- Original Message -----
From: Joe Bender-Zanoni
To: jerrymoos


<classicrendezvous@bikelist.org> Sent: Monday, December 22, 2003 9:01 AM Subject: Re: [CR]Columbus tubing


> The stainless tubing was called Metax.
>
> I have always wondered if fork blades were made in stainless also?
>
> Joe Bender-Zanoni
> Great Notch NJ
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "jerrymoos" <jerrymoos@sbcglobal.net>
> To: <raleighpro@dejazzd.com>; <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
> Sent: Monday, December 22, 2003 9:48 AM
> Subject: Re: [CR]Columbus tubing
>
>
> > Didn't Columbus briefly make a stainless steel tubeset? What was the name
> > of that? While I'm on the subject, my mid-80's Mercier Bordeaux-Paris is
> > made with Columbus Tretubi, which I believe just means "three tubes" so
> this
> > would be the equivalent of the 531 "3 Cadre Renforce" decal. But what
> tubes
> > was "Tretubi"? SL? SP? Aelle?
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Jerry Moos
> > Houston, TX
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <raleighpro@dejazzd.com>
> > To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
> > Sent: Monday, December 22, 2003 7:46 AM
> > Subject: Re: [CR]Columbus tubing
> >
> >
> > > > From: ADP <aphillips9@mindspring.com>
> > > > I keep coming across names of Columbus tubing that I've > never heard
> of
> > before. Can someone post the rundown of > names and dates of tubing, sort
> > of
> > > > like the Modolo timeline that was just posted?
> > > - snip -
> > > > I'd never heard of Tenax before... Is it like
> > > > Columbus Chromor tubing?
> > >
> > > The BOB and CR archives have this:
> > > http://search.bikelist.org/?SearchString=tenax
> > > There's also this chart:
> > >
> >
> http://mywebpages.comcast.net/bobequus/images/bikepictures/Columbus-tubes.jp
> > g
> > >
> > > Sounds like basic ok tubing.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Pete Geurds
> > > Douglassville, PA