![]() After that you can use other factors such as frame details & colour scheme to narrow it down even further, we'll cover frame details in another post, so for now you can use this table below to help you get started. Using components to date a vintage bike is a good way to put you in the right era. This alone, however, is not concrete evidence that your bike is from a certain year, but it's an excellent starting place. If you're lucky enough to have Shimano parts on your classic bicycle, it's actually very easy to get pretty close. HH date code on a Shimano rear derailleur means it was manufactured in August 1983 There are other ways to try and narrow it down (retro catalogue scans, frame detail, decals & tubing stickers etc.) but again they can be quite vague and inconclusive. There are many examples of frame-builders using frame numbers that do make sense, but chances are if you're reading this then you are not that fortunate. Your first port of call should always be the frame serial number, but that's not always an option as many frames don't have frame numbers stamped on them, and if they do they are often impossible to decipher. ![]() Dating a classic bike can be very tricky.
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