Originally Posted by
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That is the Tange headsets greatest advantage - the low stack height. Most of the new shimano 1" cartridge threaded headset have much higher stack heights than headsets that originally came with road bikes of yesteryear. And the fork was cut to that stack height with minimum amount of spacers.
When I was building up another bike with very little steerer available, I asked around for suggestions on low stack height headsets. Tange and King were the most popular suggestions. I got nothing but mixed messages on Shimano units. There seemed to be a lot of confusion between models and years.
The Tange wins out over the King on price four times over.