Re: [CR]The Myth of the Tange Levin Headset

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From: <Philcycles@aol.com>
Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2006 11:53:48 EST
Subject: Re: [CR]The Myth of the Tange Levin Headset
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org


In a message dated 2/25/06 1:56:36 AM, gillies@cs.ubc.ca writes:
> remember hearing a lot of hype about what a great headset the Tange
>Levin was in the 1970's, and how it looked just like campagnolo, with
>a channel cut and the name "Tange Levin Japan" printed into the upper
>and lower channels, and on the top locknut.

Lots snipped...

Well, I've had one in a mountain bike since 1982 and it's still in fine shape. That's a fine headset in my book. And I just put one in a Tommaso. Phil Brown The mountain bike is in timeline in San Rafael, Calif.