Re: [CR]NOW: Tange-Seiki Passage headset Was: Track headset

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From: "jerrymoos" <jerrymoos@sbcglobal.net>
To: <chuckschmidt@earthlink.net>, <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
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Subject: Re: [CR]NOW: Tange-Seiki Passage headset Was: Track headset
Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2003 22:14:18 -0500


Not only that, but you can even get them with a 27.0 crown race, if you need that. It doesn't get any better than this, headsetwise.

Regards,

Jerry Moos
Houston, TX


----- Original Message -----
From: Chuck Schmidt
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2003 10:03 PM
Subject: [CR]NOW: Tange-Seiki Passage headset Was: Track headset



> jerrymoos wrote:
> >
> > I thought the track HS was actually a Record Pista. This was distinguished
> > by a much lower stack height than the Record Road. According to
> > Sutherland's recently discussed 3rd Edition (1980), "Record Strada" was 39.1
> > mm stack height, "Record Pista" was 33.7. The Pista also used 5/32" balls
> > versus 3/16". I think maybe the Pista balls were loose rather than caged.
> >
> > When one stupidly cut a fork too short by 5mm, one bought a Pista HS to
> > replace the Strada. By the way. Tange still makes a steel HS called the
> > Passage that is nearly identical to the old Record Pista, including the very
> > short stack height. And it's cheap too, unlike the old Campy.
>
>
> Wow!!! $9.95 and beautiful!!!
> http://penncycle.com/site/page.cfm?PageID=197&SKU=HD1040
> (be sure to click on image for large image)
>
> Stack height 30.3mm !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

>

> Chuck Schmidt

> South Pasadena, CA

>

> .