Re: [CR]ORIGIN OF COLUMBUS SLX???

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To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2004 16:55:08 -0400
Subject: Re: [CR]ORIGIN OF COLUMBUS SLX???
From: "Richard M Sachs" <richardsachs@juno.com>


it came out after the seat tube itself, the original tube to be rifled, was already a year/two in the market. and, as we all know - the seat tube was the solution to a problem that previously did not exist; the brazed on front der. e-RICHIE chester, ct

On Tue, 10 Aug 2004 16:48:40 EDT Bikerdaver@aol.com writes:
> I think the list may have already discussed this, but I can recall
> the
> details. When and on what bike(s) did SLX first show up?? I know
> that columbus
> "rifling" on steerer tubes goes way back before the 70s, but when
> did SLX
> "officially" come out?
> cheers-