Re: [CR]Info on early Panasonic Tange frames

Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2005 21:42:27 -0500
From: "John Thompson" <JohnThompson@new.rr.com>
Organization: The Crimson Permanent Assurance
Cc: classic <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: Re: [CR]Info on early Panasonic Tange frames
References: <434BCD2B.2090905@usc.edu>
In-Reply-To: <434BCD2B.2090905@usc.edu>

Rich Pinder wrote:
> Does anyone know about these frames ? Was the Prestige tubing used on
> any of them ?
> I found they were made as early as 72.
> I did find the pages up on WoolJersey, but wonder if anyone else has info.

AFAIK, "Prestige" tubing was not available until the mid-80's. At least my ~1982 Tange catalog does not list it (Champion #1 is "top of the line" in this catalog).

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John (john@os2.dhs.org)
Appleton WI USA