In a message dated 7/1/03 4:03:31 AM Pacific Daylight Time, swampmtn@siscom.net writes:
> When did Campy begin date-stamping axle cones? What's the earliest anyone
> has seen? The cone's from the 1st generation (frankenstein bolts) 3-piece
> "Campagnolo" hubs
IIRC, Campy dates the lock nuts, not the cones. I've taken apart FB hubs and
found the date code on the cone, not the lock nut. The earliest one I've seen
so far is dated "48", presumably meaning 1948.
Stevan Thomas
Alameda