I finally go around to checking our bike and the serial number is 1939. Who did you contact to figure out the year of your bikes? Jeff Archer First Flight Bicycles 216 S. Center St. Statesville, NC 28677 704.878.9683 phone 704.878.9689 FAX jeff@firstflightbikes.com http://www.firstflightbikes.com
> About three years ago I picked up a used Woodrup Giro Touring frame.
> Kind of a gold/champagne color with l-o-n-g wheelbase, 2 sets of H20
> bosses, on top of BBKT cable routing and fully sloping fork crown. The
> frame had a 4-digit serial number of #4377. I spoke with Stephen Woodrup
> and he had records of serial numbers, but I don't know for how far back.
> Serial #4377 was built in 1980 according to their records.
>
> He also told they were now exporting about 150 frames a year to America
> which was about 1/3 of their production at the time my frame was built.
> So, before the big lugged/steel market crash they were building about 450
> frames a year. I picked up a second Woodrup Giro Touring exactly like
> the first one with a serial number of #4728. This frame was built in
> 1981 according to their records.
>
> I bought yet a third Woodrup and this one is definitely a bit later with
> Reynolds 531ST tubing. It also has nice little reinforcement tabs around
> the bottle braze-ons. The serial number has changed to 5-digits on this
> frame (#84095). According to Tony Woodrup (son of Stephan and grandson
> of Maurice Woodrup), they changed from a 4-digit to a 5-digit serial
> number in 1982. And yes, the first two numbers of the 5-digit style
> numbers is the year of production...#84095 was built in 1984.
>
> The long and short of all this is that frames built pre-1982 have a 4-
> digit serial number with no date code. The numbers just run in numerical
> order. Frames from 1982 on have a 5-digit serial number with the first
> two digits representing the date of production. Ok, hope that helps!
>
> Jim Cole
> Memphis, TN
>
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