…columbus tubing began its life in 1919 as a manufacturer of steel tubing used in chairs and furniture. the columbus factory in settala, italy houses an incredible archive of both the bicycles (of course) and the chairs it has produced over the years…

…last october, JONATHAN and i embarked on a 5 country, 10 day, 1000 mile RIDE from his place in berlin, germany to the cinelli/columbus factory. below are some photos from our time on the factory floor…

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…recently, i painted up one of the 6 hand-built, italian prototypes of the FRAME we designed with cinelli.