Thanks so much for the info. The "date" codes confused me
Jon Schaer wrote:
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> > I have appear to be an earlier set of Dura Ace low flange road hubs
> > complete. They have the small "Shimano" logo along with "Shimano" in
> > small letters stamped below the logo. They have the chrome oil clip
> > along with chrome axle lock nuts and "Dura Ace" stamped steel dustcaps.
> > I was pretty sure they were 70s/early 80s but they have a a TA and TH
> > code stamped on them which would make them 1995 (?)
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> /Rick,/
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> /I don't know the Shimano date code pattern, but I have a similar
> hubset that might help./
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> /Mine came on a 1980 Raleigh Pro, so are certainly 1980 or earlier.
> Mine match your description, except that the date codes are "YG" on
> both. Two additional aesthetic notes: the finish is a very nice
> anodized satin, not the shiny ano finish of later DA hubs (my guess is
> mid-80's for the transition - these later hubs I believe also would
> have no Shimano logo, and an embossed "Dura-Ace"); and the front
> hubshell shape is different. Later hubshells had a smooth trumpet
> shape from the center to the flange. Mine have a pretty abrupt cup
> shape behind the flange (more so than NR hubs) that quickly sweeps
> down to the center, a little more like a typical steel hubshell shape,
> but still more curvy. The rear hub is closer to a NR copy in shape.
> The skewer levers are slightly curved, just say "Shimano", and have
> "D" ring nuts./
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> /Jon Schaer/
> /Columbus, OH USA/