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Reynolds Cycle Technology is a manufacturer of tubing for bicycle frames and other bicycle components based in Birmingham, England established in 1898. ==History== The Reynolds Tube Company was founded in 1889 by John Reynolds in Birmingham, England,〔 〕 but traces its origins back to 1841 when John Reynolds set up a company manufacturing nails. In 1897, the company patented the process for making butted tubes,〔 〕 which are thicker at the ends than in the middle, this allowed frame builders to create frames that were both strong and lightweight. Reynolds introduced the double-butted tube-set 531 in 1934.〔 ''The Patent Butted Tube Co., Ltd.'', the predecessor of the present company, was spun off from John Reynold's original company in 1898. In 1923 the ''Patent Butted Tube Co., Ltd'' changed its name to ''Reynolds Tube Co., Ltd.'' and retained this name up until 1928 when it was acquired by ''Tube Investments, Ltd'' and became ''TI Reynolds 531 Ltd''. In 1996 ''Coyote Sports Inc.'', a privately held company based in Boulder, Colorado acquired ''TI Reynolds 531 Ltd.'' resulting in a name change to ''Reynolds Cycle Technology Ltd''. In 2006 the company underwent another name change to ''Reynolds Technology Ltd.'', reflecting the increasing revenues from diversification into "new" sectors for tubing outside the cycle industry. When ''Coyote Sports'' entered Chapter 11 reorganization, a management buy-out resulted in the company returning to its base in the UK. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Reynolds Cycle Technology」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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