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what's the general consensus?

When a Japanese man says Tange I am sure is doesn't rhyme with flange?

My guess is 'tonguey'. But a guess, is all.

Your poll doesn't account for my lazy pronunciation.

Oh , and while we're talking this stuff, Is MICHE pronounced Meeka or mishy?

It was my understanding that it was tanj & mishy, but that could be just the way that I always heard it pronounced in french/flemish.

English could be totally different. Has anybody googled it?

http://www.bikeforums.net/archive/index ... 26429.html

...but I always pronounced it "Tanjee" which I think is wrong according to the thread above, which seems to suggest taan-geh.

Wal42 wrote:It was my understanding that it was tanj & mishy, but that could be just the way that I always heard it pronounced in french/flemish.

English could be totally different. Has anybody googled it?

I pronounce it tanj and michy wal. can i join the cool group now?

vaeske wrote:

Wal42 wrote:It was my understanding that it was tanj & mishy, but that could be just the way that I always heard it pronounced in french/flemish.

English could be totally different. Has anybody googled it?

I pronounce it tanj and michy wal. can i join the cool group now?

I am sure there will be further tests ....

I go between Tahn-geh and Tanj, depends on what I'm vibing at the time.

I always pronounced it tanj cos that's all i had heard but tahn-geh makes sense. And when i first read MICHE i thought "meesh" but then heard my-keh.

My Mercier is Tange, it rides beautifully. That's what i actually thought this thread was going to be about .


And from the bikeforums thread "I pronounce it tange" .

Just call it molybdenum(Mo) alloy, Tange is actually a brand, same as Reynolds (which is also just a Mo alloy), common name for most Mo alloy's is Chrome Moly (which is not a stainless steel but a 41## series steel), most Mo alloy steels contain between .25 to 8% molybdenum.

Just thought I'd solve any potential arguments as to which was better, Tange (Japanese), Reynolds (British) or Cro-Mo (everywhere else). They are all close enough to being the same, yes there are differing grades, but they rarely use any of the real super duper grade stuff on bikes.

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P.S - vaeske, not sure the 'cool' group pronounce it that way. In fact, if I thought it was that way, then it's probably totally 'wrong' & 'un-cool'

Wal42 wrote: Just thought I'd solve any potential arguments as to which was better, Tange (Japanese), Reynolds (British) or Cro-Mo (everywhere else). They are all close enough to being the same, yes there are differing grades, but they rarely use any of the real super duper grade stuff on bikes.
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I like Columbus, cos the dove logo is cool.

Got a tee, a cycling cap and a panto'd fork because I'm a fashion whore.




I love the Vetta to ride, but must confess that a few years back I had a very nice riding frame that was Butted Tange 900.

Wal42 wrote: P.S - vaeske, not sure the 'cool' group pronounce it that way. In fact, if I thought it was that way, then it's probably totally 'wrong' & 'un-cool'

the cool group is a bit obscure - we probably haven't heard of it.

BRLVR.v2 wrote:I like Columbus .............. because I'm a fashion whore.

So, when do we start saying Camp-uhn-yolo, fellas?

Col....oom...boose.

ldrcycles wrote:And when i first read MICHE i thought "meesh" but then heard my-keh.

Not sure about Tange but I can answer the "Miche" question.
It's "mih-Khay" (the first syllable is a short sound, it rhyms with Nih, as in "the knights who say NIH"
"mish-ee" would be correct if they were French (like Michelin) but the Miche company is Italian, and in that launguage the "c" is a hard sound when followed by an "h" - just as Bianchi is prounounced "be-Ank-he" not "bee-ann-chee"

DavidI wrote:

ldrcycles wrote:And when i first read MICHE i thought "meesh" but then heard my-keh.

Not sure about Tange but I can answer the "Miche" question.
It's "mih-Khay" (the first syllable is a short sound, it rhyms with Nih, as in "the knights who say NIH"
"mish-ee" would be correct if they were French (like Michelin) but the Miche company is Italian, and in that launguage the "c" is a hard sound when followed by an "h" - just as Bianchi is prounounced "be-Ank-he" not "bee-ann-chee"

Cheers man

still looking at boobies..

DavidI wrote:snip.... just as Bianchi is prounounced "be-Ank-he" not "bee-ann-chee"

my misses says has claimed my new bianchi now because "it's very much like a bike for a biatch!"

...but !! BAN ME NOW FOR SWEARING !! are always nice...

Cheers for the pointer davidi, and high five for the Holy Grail reference! Made perfect sense .

munga wrote:still looking at boobies..

Now you understand my Columbus fascination

When I was speaking with people from Tange, I was saying Tange with the ge as in lounge - they didn't say anything, but may thought I was Eurocool.

For Miche I say misch-e (short e).

my miche headset says 'Spa. MICHELIN' on the box

and i say tangy coz Darrell McCulloch says tangy

Well there's no way i'm going to disagree with Lord Lewellyn, tangy it is!

Spoke to him at the L'Eroica, lovely bloke.