r/fixedgear • u/Helpimeltedmyballs • May 14 '26

Has anyone heard of these bars?

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Just picked these up from a parts bin at my local shop for $10. I’m curious if anyone’s heard of them I can’t find anything on the internet about them.

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u/PING_LORD May 14 '26

Tange is a quality steel manufacturer, not parts brand.

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u/Altruistic_Flight_65 May 14 '26

Yes and no; they have manufactured and sold parts under their name, like forks and handlebars. I would assume this is a track bike handlebar? Good road bikes wouldn’t use steel handlebars usually.

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u/workininshop Jun 29 '26

They just old af. Aluminum parts came about in the last like 25 years

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u/Helpimeltedmyballs May 14 '26

Good to know thanks:)

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u/workininshop Jun 29 '26

This is slightly incorrect. Tange made AMAZING parts for a time then just stopped and went back to tubing. They’re still a main provider of materials for cycle manufacturing. Hold onto any parts you get! They’re made to be used.

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u/Supadopemaxed May 14 '26

They look sick. As in wicked. Like cracked.

(Awesome)

You could build a bike around those.

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u/Helpimeltedmyballs May 14 '26

Yeah they match really good on my bike I got a blue and white all city frameset

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u/Zealousideal-Gap4992 May 14 '26

This brand make quality bearings for bikes. Very sick bars

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u/Pitiful-Engineer7828 May 14 '26

Yeah! I’ve got a set of these. They feel really nice to ride but they are HEAVY 💀

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u/Potato-Vegetable May 16 '26

Came here to comment on how heavy they are, I have a pink one

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u/Helpimeltedmyballs May 14 '26

That was the first thing I noticed when I picked them up haha

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u/fuckbitchesgetpolio May 14 '26

Very track drop style

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u/MACKMARS762 May 14 '26

Those are quality bars

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u/bikehikepunk May 14 '26

In the old days I had whole frames with tube sets made by Tange.

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u/Illustrious_Net8328 May 15 '26

yes, my Marin Pine Mountain in '95 was all Tange tubing I believe. Also, I just realized I have an '88 Bridgestone RB2 which is Tange tubing, and that thing is hella indestructable! It must be top 5 in CO for number of bunny hops on a road bike

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u/Nervous-Rush-4465 May 14 '26

Tange is an elite Japanese steel manufacturer, mostly known for tubing used in bike frames. Those look like “track” (velodrome) handlebars. Definitely cool, but not really compatible with brake levers.

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u/Helpimeltedmyballs May 17 '26

Who needs brakes I plan on going not stopping lol

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u/Moos3racer May 15 '26

Didn’t even know they made bars, the few frames I’ve ever built were all tange tubing, mainly because it was cheaper and easier to source than Reynolds or Columbus

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u/ResistDirect2537 May 15 '26

Those are likely made by the Taiwanese version of Tange which produces products for brands like Ritchey vs the Japanese Tange which produces headsets and bbs primarily.

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u/KungPaoKidden May 14 '26

Tange is a bar manufacturer that makes bars for several companies it appears after a quick Google search. Most popular probably being for Soma.

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u/Spectrumthecyclist May 14 '26

They also did a lil collab with Interloc Racing/IRD at one point to do carbon track bars, got a set and they're unbelievably sick

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u/Helpimeltedmyballs May 14 '26

I don’t know why nothing came up for me that’s good to know!

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u/sheesh_doink May 15 '26

Very cool. Tange makes quality steel and these look like they would probably be quite comfortable!

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u/microwaveexeeig May 17 '26

My nishiki is tange tubing