Author Topic: Strange Seatclamp - any one seen one like this before? (Read 1517 times)

Stodgy · « **on:** February 12, 2008, 12:38 PM »

Hello chaps

Got this the other day, it's a bit unusual and I don't recall ever seeing one before...can any one shed any light on it?

Clearly it's a Tange, it's red and it's for BMX - but any ideas on the age or whether it was standard on anything?

Cheers

Dave

Stodgy · « **Reply #1 on:** February 12, 2008, 03:05 PM »

Well that's stumped ya all then, eh?

$:-\$

Moose · « **Reply #2 on:** February 12, 2008, 03:22 PM »

Does it weigh 41 grams?

Stodgy · « **Reply #3 on:** February 12, 2008, 03:29 PM »

DOn't know...why?

Moose · « **Reply #4 on:** February 12, 2008, 04:00 PM »

Just wondered $:-\$

Stodgy · « **Reply #5 on:** February 12, 2008, 04:02 PM »

Phil, you're just one pepperami short of turning into Pete.

Moose · « **Reply #6 on:** February 12, 2008, 04:11 PM »

Oh no

Actually I asked because I have a scan of some tange stuff, but there's only one clamp on there and it weighs 41 grams

Stodgy · « **Reply #7 on:** February 12, 2008, 04:20 PM »

no pics or anything useful then Phil?

Moose · « **Reply #8 on:** February 12, 2008, 05:13 PM »

Quote from: Stodgy on February 12, 2008, 04:20 PM

no pics or anything useful then Phil?

Nothing useful bud, sorry

Stodgy · « **Reply #9 on:** February 12, 2008, 07:19 PM »

bridgecity · « **Reply #10 on:** February 12, 2008, 07:54 PM »

I have one of those. exactly the same.
it's the odd orange-gold anodizing of cheap chinese repops.

so i decided to strip it. and there is no stamping under the label.
the casting is a bit off, so it's my opinion these are repops but not sure of the production era.

Stodgy · « **Reply #11 on:** February 12, 2008, 08:11 PM »

Yeah, could be, never thought of that.

Mine is stamped with FORGED JAPAN on the top and the casting is pretty good. But it does seem an odity...mine you it came out of a respected distributor, not sure if they dealt with any re-pops there.

Hmmmm the mystery deepens!

Stodgy · « **Reply #12 on:** February 12, 2008, 08:12 PM »

It might have been something Tange did for a cheap complete or something? Someone mentioned it may have been off a complete Suzuki BMX?

bridgecity · « **Reply #13 on:** February 12, 2008, 10:53 PM »

the one i got was NOS off ebay. they come up frequently on us ebay. think they are coming out of singapore currently.
this one also says forged in japan, but the finish quality is much less than "authentic" clamps that I bought back when.

daz bmx it! · « **Reply #14 on:** February 12, 2008, 11:36 PM »

I had one exactly the same only in silver sold it to rubber 'fookin' ducky and sent it but the git never paid me!

lcfc · « **Reply #15 on:** February 13, 2008, 05:35 AM »

" rubber fooking ducky"

Your killing me!!

Anyways back to the post, i think you been tangeed.........it looks sooooo cheap, my advise is to file it under " reopen in 20yrs time "

zed4130 · « **Reply #16 on:** February 13, 2008, 06:41 AM »

Anyways back to the post, i think you been tangeed.........it looks sooooo cheap, my advise is to file it under " reopen in 20yrs time "

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what a surprise daz

and you probs had the only other one left

Stodgy · « **Reply #17 on:** February 13, 2008, 08:26 AM »

Ho hum. Shame, it cost me £15!

But it did come out of a warehouse which had been closed for 20 years and a very reliable source, so not sure on the 'fresh from singapore' theory...but who the fook knows? Or cares?

Anyone wanna buy a seatclamp?

Moose · « **Reply #18 on:** February 13, 2008, 12:33 PM »

Suntour clamps have forged in Japan on the top, have you compared it to a suntour? Tange may have had those made by the same OEM

bridgecity · « **Reply #19 on:** February 13, 2008, 03:29 PM »

I didn't mean "fresh" from singapore. i meant that they seem to be opening warehouses of old leftover supply. i like moose's theory.

but i have an authentic suntour on my original Kuwa Kz-1. and the style is slightly different. plus it has perfect finish detail/nice casting and stamped suntour across the face.

Stodgy · « **Reply #20 on:** February 13, 2008, 03:43 PM »

The anno is very similar to the suntour ones and the shape is almost identical apart from the centre strip - which is sunk on this and raised on a suntour. But, there may well be something in that Phil.

HUTCHMAN · « **Reply #21 on:** February 13, 2008, 09:01 PM »

dave,i used to have one of those bitd in black,looks pukka to me.still want another in silver(hint,hint anyone)

Stodgy · « **Reply #22 on:** February 14, 2008, 08:51 AM »

Quote from: HUTCHMAN on February 13, 2008, 09:01 PM

dave,i used to have one of those bitd in black,looks pukka to me.still want another in silver(hint,hint anyone)

Nice one Dave, what did it come on? Where did you get it? What year was it?

HUTCHMAN · « **Reply #23 on:** February 14, 2008, 10:25 AM »

Dave,it did'nt come on a bike,just bought it seperatly.I would guess approx 1982/83.

Stodgy · « **Reply #24 on:** February 14, 2008, 01:57 PM »

Ah, so nice and early then mate.

Thanks for the info dude...I'll see if I can find one in an early 80's mag.

Cheers Dave

Dave

Author Topic: Strange Seatclamp - any one seen one like this before? (Read 1517 times)

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