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Dating and serial numbers on Ebykr: 12 articles across nine makers, with 10 guides, one history and one Timeline.
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FujiHistoryFuji from a Tokyo trading house of 1899 to the S10-S of 1971 that won over America: three Olympic teams, Valite tubing, titanium and two bankruptcies.
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RaleighGuideDate a vintage Raleigh from its model, frame number, Sturmey-Archer hub dates and decals, and learn which of its serial numbers cannot be trusted.
PeugeotGuideDate a vintage Peugeot by reading its model, frame, component codes and decals together; its serial number carries a date only from 1976.
ReynoldsGuideRead a Reynolds transfer properly: what each mark guarantees, how its small print dates a frame and how to tell a respray transfer from a reproduction.
How to date a classic bicycle from the codes stamped into its parts, maker by maker: Shimano, Campagnolo, Sturmey-Archer, Maillard, Simplex and more.
BrooksGuideWhat a Brooks saddle can tell you about its age: the date code from 1959, why the leather stamp is a lot number and the model numbers that date themselves.
FujiGuideDate a vintage Fuji from the serial number stamped with its build month and year, then confirm it against the model, decals, components and catalogs.
CampagnoloGuideHow to date Campagnolo parts from the firm's own 14 catalogs of about 1951 to 1986: the derailleur ladder, the crank changes, part numbers and addresses.
IdéaleGuideDate an Idéale saddle without a date code: the initials on its badge, when each model arrived, the alloy stamps, the rodée main mark and the catalogs.
MafacGuideIdentify and date Mafac brakes without a date code: the Racer's arm markings, when each model arrived and how to read Mafac's three-digit lever code.
PierceGuideHow to date a Pierce bicycle from Buffalo: the four head badges, where the frame number sits, a ladder of numbers from dated print and the model numbers.
FujiTimelineA timeline of Fuji from a Tokyo import house of 1899 through a wartime renaming, three Olympics, the S10-S and Valite to two bankruptcies and new owners.
Every maker with an article in this topic, the most covered first.
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