Identify and Date

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Identify and Date

Practical guides to working out what a bicycle is and when it was built, using the frame, the components, the decals and the catalogs rather than guesswork. Start with the components reference, then read the guide for your marque.

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How to Date a Vintage Bicycle by Its ComponentsCross-marque referenceHow to Date a Vintage Bicycle by Its ComponentsThe most reliable way to date a classic bicycle is to read the date codes its makers stamped into the parts. A maker-by-maker reference — Campagnolo, Shimano, Maillard,…

Guides by marque

How to Identify and Date a Vintage PeugeotHow to Identify and Date a Vintage PeugeotPeugeotHow to Identify and Date a Vintage RaleighHow to Identify and Date a Vintage RaleighRaleigh

Once you have dated it

Log the serial number so the next owner of a machine like yours has something to read, or bring the question to the forums and let somebody look at your photographs.

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