At 5:15 PM -0500 3/6/03, Grant McLean wrote:
>Hi Warren,
>
>Sounds like you got a nice score.
>
>I have a dura-ace catalog dated 1973.
>
>Also,there is a date code for shimano, two letters
>which I think started in 1976. would go as follows:
>
>YEAR MONTH
>A 1976 A JAN
>B 1977 B FEB
>C 1978 C MAR
>D 1979 D APR
>E 1980 E MAY
>F 1981 F JUN
>G 1982 G JUL
>H 1983 H AUG
>I 1984 I SEP
>J 1985 J OCT
>K 1986 K NOV
>L 1987 L DEC
>M 1988
>N 1989
>O 1990
>P 1991
>Q 1992
>R 1993
>S 1994
>T 1995
>U 1996
>V 1997
>W 1998
>X 1999
>Y 2000
>Z 2001
>A 2002
>B 2003
>
>grant mclean
>Toronto.ca
This is wonderful information!
Any chance of getting a scan or photocopy of your 1973 Dura-Ace info? I've got a lot of material on Shimano stuff on my Website, but nothing much earlier than 1989.
All the best,
Sheldon
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