Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Dating parts

Dating all of the components will be an ongoing process. Whilst I have no desire to make the bike truly period correct, I do want to make sure I'm within ±5 years with my replacement components. More than that though I'm just curious as to when the parts were made, what parts are original and why ebay replacements cost so much.

What I know so far.
Brakes

Mafac Dual Forge, Centre Pull.
Classic Lightweights suggest they are mid-late-60s as they are stamped "Dual Forge" and not "Racer" as the later models were.

Cranks
Sugino Mighty Competition
Everything I've read suggests these are late 70s to early 80s

...and that is it.

All comments and suggestions are welcome.

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