As David points out, it could be other than Aelle (straight gauge) tubing. There are definitely Tretubi Matrix (butted and a bit heavier tubeset than SL) bikes but not bad (i.e. my Fiorelli beater) and Tretubi SL bikes (i.e. my Italvega).
Aelle isn't bad tubing either; I have an Aelle-tubed Razesa that is a very nice ride.
Charlie
Charles T. Young
Honeybrook. PA
> Tretubi would mean that the three main tubes are Columbus. Usually it's
> Tretubi XXX, where XXX is the tubing type like Aelle for instance. I have
a
> early '80s Raymond Cloarec that has a tubing decal that says just that:
> Tretubi Aelle.
>
> And yes you are correct this the cheaper tubing.
>
> David Bilenkey
> Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: classicrendezvous-admin@bikelist.org
> > [mailto:classicrendezvous-admin@bikelist.org]On Behalf Of
> > Jon3084@aol.com
> > Sent: July 12, 2002 8:39 PM
> > To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> > Subject: [CR]columbus
> >
> >
> > I came across an early 80's bike with columbus tretubi tubes. I
> > remember this
> > tubing to be prevalent on lower model bikes. Is my memory wrong?
> >
> > Jonathan Greene
> > Maitland FL