Originally Posted by
canonizer
I'm considering making an offer on an ebay bike that has tange #2 stickers and am wondering what the fork is made out of. It has 600 sis components, so presumably it's more recent than 1984.
Believe the bike you're bidding on is no earlier than '86. I have an '85 Elite RS that was all original, down to the 600 EX toe-clip pedals and its all Tange #2 tubing with Tange cro-moly fork blades. Mine has the red sticker on both fork and seatstay. It also has Shimano 600 derailleurs and non SIS (friction) 600 DT shifters. The crankset on mine is Sugino ALP and looks just as good as the 600 parts, as do the Dia-comp 'Gran-comp' drilled levers and 'Royal S' brakes.
The stem is Nitto 'technomic' with Nitto 'Olympiad' drop bars. I think you should bid on it and try to get it, because if its anything like mine you'll love it. They are very decently made bikes.