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Forum: Framebuilders

03-21-14, 05:43 PM

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Tange Prestige Quality

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Posted By Scooper

I grabbed this screenshot off of the SOMA website...

I grabbed this screenshot off of the SOMA website FAQ section today. They say they're using heat treated Prestige, which I think means Prestige JPN with 0.7/0.4/0.7 walls just like the eighties...

Forum: Framebuilders

03-20-14, 09:40 PM

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Tange Prestige Quality

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Posted By Scooper

One more thought on this; when Jan Heine says,...

One more thought on this; when Jan Heine says, "If you don't know this, you may expect the ride quality of a superlight, thin wall tubeset, and you may be disappointed", I can't help but wonder if...

Forum: Framebuilders

03-20-14, 04:06 PM

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Tange Prestige Quality

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Posted By Scooper

I just read Jan Heine's review in the new Bicycle...

I just read Jan Heine's review in the new Bicycle Quarterly and believe he was comparing the 1980s heat treated 0.7/0.4/.07 Prestige to the 2013 0.8/0.5/0.8 Prestige that's not heat treated. While...

Forum: Framebuilders

03-20-14, 11:31 AM

Replies: 8

Tange Prestige Quality

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Posted By Scooper

Here's the 1988 Tange Prestige catalog section...

Here's the 1988 Tange Prestige catalog section and the 2013 tubing page. The 1988 catalog shows Prestige as having 0.7/0.4/0.7 walls, and the 2013 catalog shows Prestige as having 0.8/0.5/0.8 walls...

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