[CR] Tange Prestige (was: Aelle Tubing)

Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2009 21:33:55 -0600
From: "John Thompson" <john@os2.dhs.org>
Organization: The Crimson Permanent Assurance
To: <jmerz@schat.com>
References: <380-2200916171957511@M2W034.mail2web.com>
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Cc: Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: [CR] Tange Prestige (was: Aelle Tubing)

jmerz@schat.com wrote:
> One side note, I was so smitten with this material I talked Hero
> Tange into taking a set of 753 and seeing if he could duplicate the
> results. He did, and the resultant product was Prestige. This is a
> different alloy and the temperature limit is not so tight, so is
> easier to build with.

Have built frames from both 753 and Prestige, I have to admit that the finish on Prestige tubing is about the best I've ever seen and it doesn't burn through files as quickly as 753!

Thanks!

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John Thompson (john@os2.dhs.org)
Appleton WI USA