Tange 9H forks 1" threaded

[Mattyboy]

Can anyone tell me the quality of the Tange 9H forks?

I've just stripped my 1978 Super Mondia down for a refinish and the forks (which I knew were not original) are the above.

The forks have a 190mm steering tube and weigh just a little under 900g

The dropouts are stamped "TANGE TRA" or it might be TRH. No eyelets.

Thank you
Matty

 

[Jimny14]

Re:

I believe the stamp 9H is a date stamp, mine are stamped 3c and I believe the bike is a 1983 build. So my guess is your fork is either 1979 or 89.

 

[hamster]

900g is on the heavy side, so not great I'd say. You can get steel ones more like the 600g level or even below.

 

[Mattyboy]

Re:

Thanks for the replies.

900g is defo not 531 or equivalent for sure.

I need some other better forks for my lovely 1978 Super Mondia.

Matty

 

[cromoman]

Re:

What rake do you need?

Condor cycles have some Columbus chrome steel forks with a 43mm rake, but they're not cheap!

https://www.condorcycles.com/collection ... 8575108490

Brick Lane bikes have a flat crown fork that's cheaper, but it has a much shorter rake of 30mm.

https://www.bricklanebikes.co.uk/blb-fl ... ork-chrome

Or you could have a frame builder like Bob Jackson make you a pair.

 

[rogerzilla]

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30mm is bizarre - most road racing forks are 43-45mm, which gives normal handling with a 73-74 deg head angle. This fork would give very slow handling. Nice for TTs when you're tired but not great for dodging potholes, and awful in a bunch of riders because the bike will want to take a wider line than everyone else. I wonder what it was designed for?