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08-06-25 | 01:51 PM

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SoCaled

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Originally Posted by SoCaled

Have one on a Peugeot that must weigh 50 lbs, I was questioning whether the blades were solid! Don't know if there were different versions/grades?

edit: my steerer tube says Tange 5.I. assuming that is Tange #5? was there a Tange #1 version of this fork

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Originally Posted by Aubergine

Sure was. It was a very light tubing comparable to Columbus EL. The Tange 2 tubing was similar to SL. For an example, the Centurion Ironman bikes were made with Tange 1.

I wrote that poorly (edited in bold) I am aware of the grades of Tange. What I was asking was if they made this same fork design in the higher grade Tange? Or only this heavy version in Tange #5

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