IRD BB - Made by Tange - Any Good?

[Wasatch5k]

Anybody have any experience with the IRD BB's seen here?

http://www.interlocracing.com/bbs.html

Says they are made by Tange. Anybody have one?

 

[bfd]

Doesn't Shimano contract out its UN-7x and 5x square taper bb to Tange?
If so, good stuff for little money.....

 

[Donald Gillies]

I believe that Tange makes most of the bottom brackets made in Japan.
Sugino, Shimano, Sakae, SR, Suntour, etc., were made by Tange. They
also make great headsets. Tange - the biggest bearing-parts maker
you've never heard about ...

- Don Gillies
San Diego, CA

 

[JeffWills]

Donald Gillies wrote:
> I believe that Tange makes most of the bottom brackets made in Japan.
> Sugino, Shimano, Sakae, SR, Suntour, etc., were made by Tange. They
> also make great headsets. Tange - the biggest bearing-parts maker
> you've never heard about ...
>
> - Don Gillies
> San Diego, CA

They make nice forks, too:
http://harriscyclery.net/site/page.cfm?PageID=49&SKU=FK2482

Jeff (Pronounced Tahn-Gay) Wills

 

[Donald Gillies]

>Donald Gillies wrote:

>>Tange - the biggest bearing-parts maker you've never heard about ...

"JeffWills" <[email protected]> writes:

>They make nice forks, too:
>http://harriscyclery.net/site/page.cfm?PageID=49&SKU=FK2482

Indeed, they even made OEM forks - SEKAI and RALEIGH both used TANGE
OEM forks.

- Don Gillies
San Diego, CA

 

[bfd]

I must be old, I remember when Tange tubing was right up there with
Columbus and Reynolds tubings, and considered one of the best!!!

Tange II road tubing
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/bobequus/images/bikepictures/Tange-road-tubing-II.jpg

Tange OS tubing
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/bobequus/images/bikepictures/Tange-OS-tubing.jpg


Then again, I also like Ishiwata, Vitus, Oria and Excell tubing
too.....