Originally Posted by
Doug Fattic
I built a lot of frames out of Tange Prestige in the 80's and 90's. Nice stuff. However cardstock you have not given us enough information. Prestige came in a number of different wall thickness for each diameter of tubing. The butted portion could be as thin as .6mm and as thick as 1.2. To replicate the ride quality of your Rock Lobster, you would need to know both the tubing diameter and the wall thickness of each tube. Tange Prestige tubing came in a lot of options.
I understand, but as indicated from the post title I specifically want the Tange Prestige Ultimate Ultrastrong Tubes, and as indicated above, I don't really care what diameter they are as long as one is a down tube and another is a top tube. And if you reference this
PDF, I don't think there are options for butting or wall thicknesses for the tubes I am looking for.
Originally Posted by
Andrew R Stewart
I'll bet that if the delivered frame had the right decal on it and the same tube specs but in the wrong brand the rider would never know the difference. Andy (who's not suggesting this at all. Just trying to make a point)
Also, if you used a different tube, you'd know. These tubes have raised ridges on the outside of the tube. The request to have my original bike built out of these tubes was purely for aesthetics after seeing them in Paul's shop and for that same reason I'd like to use them again.
I started this thread not to debate ride quality or the merits of tubesets, I simply want another pair of these if they are out there...