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Title: Need 2 know what these 24 inch forks are ????
Post by: animal on July 09, 2014, 06:58 PM: I think they may be Tange TRX ? Great tig welds ;)

thanks in advance Steve ;)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/q103/animalmrd/OPframe4_zps85439473.png) (http://s134.photobucket.com/user/animalmrd/media/OPframe4_zps85439473.png.html)
Title: Re: Need 2 know what these 24 inch forks are ????
Post by: Devilock on July 09, 2014, 07:26 PM: Just check the steerer tube to determine if they're Tange.
Title: Re: Need 2 know what these 24 inch forks are ????
Post by: Devilock on July 09, 2014, 07:30 PM: Actually the dropouts do look like TRX...but TRX legs are oval.
Title: Re: Need 2 know what these 24 inch forks are ????
Post by: animal on July 09, 2014, 07:43 PM: Not all were oval tho ??? Kuwi ET forks r round but TRX ::)

Can't look at steerer as I don't have them :D
Title: Re: Need 2 know what these 24 inch forks are ????
Post by: Devilock on July 09, 2014, 07:57 PM: Quote from: animal on July 09, 2014, 07:43 PM
Not all were oval tho ??? Kuwi ET forks r round but TRX ::)

Can't look at steerer as I don't have them :D

Yes but aren't they just Kuwahara forks...?
Title: Re: Need 2 know what these 24 inch forks are ????
Post by: animal on July 09, 2014, 08:10 PM: Quote from: Devilock on July 09, 2014, 07:57 PM
Quote from: animal on July 09, 2014, 07:43 PM
Not all were oval tho ??? Kuwi ET forks r round but TRX ::)

Can't look at steerer as I don't have them :D

Yes but aren't they just Kuwahara forks...?

Ok :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Need 2 know what these 24 inch forks are ????
Post by: antiquebmx on July 09, 2014, 08:23 PM: hard to tell but look like trx to me any other pics?
Title: Re: Need 2 know what these 24 inch forks are ????
Post by: BMX1973 on July 09, 2014, 10:01 PM: Agreed on the TRX. :) Cant see if oval or round though. :-\
Title: Re: Need 2 know what these 24 inch forks are ????
Post by: animal on July 09, 2014, 10:06 PM: As far as I can tell they look round . Could they b tange made Akisi ?
Title: Re: Need 2 know what these 24 inch forks are ????
Post by: animal on July 10, 2014, 01:04 PM: That looky like the ones ;) Taar :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Need 2 know what these 24 inch forks are ????
Post by: animal on July 10, 2014, 07:59 PM: Quote from: tfi_friday on July 10, 2014, 07:02 PM
Quote from: animal on July 10, 2014, 01:04 PM
That looky like the ones ;) Taar :daumenhoch:

They'll be stamped Tange on the steerer and also if they're Kuwahara the steerer will be a bit longer than normal since the Kuwahara 24 has a 5" head tube.

do they have a flat line on inside and front face of forks ?
Title: Re: Need 2 know what these 24 inch forks are ????
Post by: animal on July 10, 2014, 09:01 PM: They have a 4mm ridge on the back and inside of the fork legs ;)
Title: Re: Need 2 know what these 24 inch forks are ????
Post by: stidds on July 10, 2014, 11:43 PM: What those forks are, I would say they are long, well longer than 20" forks, but not as long as 26" forks.

:tumbleweed:

Thank you
Title: Re: Need 2 know what these 24 inch forks are ????
Post by: monkian on July 11, 2014, 04:39 PM: I've had some 24" TRX and they've all been for 4" Head-tubes & made to the same spec as 20" TRX (Oval Tubes with flat edge front & rear, Internal Spiral Stem etc). Maybe the Tange made 24" Kuwahara TRX for 5" HT had round tubes like their 20" versions? They should all be stamped in the same sort of place ;)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/i175/vimto_uk/Reference/tange_forks_lot01a.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/i175/vimto_uk/Reference/tange_spiral01.jpg)

(http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i175/vimto_uk/Temp%20Album/tange-trx24-01_zpsb67282c9.jpg)

(http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i175/vimto_uk/Temp%20Album/tange-trx24-04_zps70a44939.jpg)

(http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i175/vimto_uk/Temp%20Album/tange-trx24-05_zps807c1ec3.jpg)
Title: Re: Need 2 know what these 24 inch forks are ????
Post by: animal on July 11, 2014, 07:24 PM: A couple of more pics showing ridges ;)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/q103/animalmrd/OPforks_zps5b043564.png) (http://s134.photobucket.com/user/animalmrd/media/OPforks_zps5b043564.png.html)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/q103/animalmrd/OPforks2_zps26d9f36a.png) (http://s134.photobucket.com/user/animalmrd/media/OPforks2_zps26d9f36a.png.html)
Title: Re: Need 2 know what these 24 inch forks are ????
Post by: animal on July 12, 2014, 10:27 AM: U lot are ace :4_17_5: the forks r stamed like that with Tange 21 ;) Prob solved :daumenhoch:
Thanks guys ^"^