RE: [CR]Tange headsets

(Example: Framebuilders:Chris Pauley)

From: "Tom Martin" <fatcogtom@comcast.net>
To: "'Steven Willis'" <smwillis@verizon.net>, "'Jerome & Elizabeth Moos'" <jerrymoos@sbcglobal.net>, <Don_Rogers@brown.edu>, "'Tom Sanders'" <tsan7759142@sbcglobal.net>
Subject: RE: [CR]Tange headsets
Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2006 07:04:00 -0800
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A Certain distributor (Wilson Bike Sales) on the West Coast has the Tange Levin Steel and Levin alloy headsets in stock as of today. These are the Campy SR/NR 'replicas' for lack of a better word. If you have any questions, shout....

Tom Martin Oakland CA

-----Original Message----- From: Steven Willis [mailto:smwillis@verizon.net] Sent: Monday, March 20, 2006 12:30 PM To: Jerome & Elizabeth Moos; Don_Rogers@brown.edu; Tom Sanders Cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Subject: Re: [CR]Tange headsets

I always keep these in stock but not for 18.99 but pretty close to that and I can put it in right. Steven Willis The Bike Stand 1778 East Second Street Scotch Plains NJ 07076 908-322-3330 http://www.thebikestand.com


----- Original Message -----
From: Jerome & Elizabeth Moos
To: Don_Rogers@brown.edu
Cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Sent: Monday, March 20, 2006 2:48 PM
Subject: Re: [CR]Tange headsets



> I've used these. Bicycle Classics had them for a while, really cheap.
> They should have been way more expensive. Nice chromed steel, seem as
> good quality as Levin to me. It is a low stack, very similar to the old
> Campy pista HS guys used to use on a steerer some bimbo cut too short. I
> used one on a Mercier Bordeaux-Paris someone cut too short, although in
> this case I think the bimbos were at the Mercier factory.
>
> Regards,
>
> Jerry Moos
>
> Don Rogers <turning.pedals@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 3/20/06, Tom Sanders wrote:
>> Someone was wondering abut where to buy These headsets. This seller has
>> something like four available for $18.95. Check E-Bay Item # 7228465459
> .
>
> I think these 'Passage' models are slightly on the low-stack side,
> which is good for some applications. Can anyone confirm? Also, they
> appear to have no visible logos, which is also nice.
>
> Also, are they at a similar level of performance to the standard 'Levin'
> mo
> del?

>

> Thanks,

>

> Don Rogers

> Rumford, RI USA