In a message dated 3/4/03 5:14:23 PM Pacific Standard Time, dnovo@ix.netcom.com writes:
> Does anyone know when the first SLX frames were showing up for sale to the
> public? In a 1986 De Rosa catalog they show frames using these tubesets.
> Anything earlier?
>
If I recall correctly, the tubing was available for sale in the US in 1984.
It came out shortly after the original braze on front derailleurs with the
"can opener" style of mount appeared. The tubing was partly an effort to
stave off seat tube failures at the braze on.
Stevan Thomas
Alameda, CA