Shimano DX Levers

[pickle]

When did they first come out?  and SX as well?

Looking at the Shiners catalogue they were available in 83 but i wondered if they were out before that?


Many thanks in advance 

[58 delray]

yep they were available before that, i remember chris young using a gold one in 82 on his Haro, will take a look through the adverts i have and see if i can date it better 
although monkian maybe able to help as he has a bit of a Japanese fetish 

[58 delray]

ad from 1981

[pickle]

Superb!  81 was the year i was looking for

Nice one Andy 

[58 delray]

no problem mate 

[Bornintheusa]

Yup mid to late 1981 same with tech 3

[torkerdude180]

so what was, if any difference between SX and DX levers then???
i rekon they are a good lever TBH.. but i wont mention i have them on my pro burner...

[john4130]

think the sx were 2 tone levers and the dx were all one colour.

[MartyC]

think the sx were 2 tone levers and the dx were all one colour.

IIRC

SX = Steel lever arm and  DX = Alloy lever arm

[Bornintheusa]

Yup^

[BMX1973]

I know the DX is a better lever being alloy, but I prefer the look of the two tone of the SX. 

think the sx were 2 tone levers and the dx were all one colour.

IIRC

SX = Steel lever arm and  DX = Alloy lever arm

[pickle]

yeah the two tone is nice, were they out in 1980?

[BMX1973]

Not sure 

yeah the two tone is nice, were they out in 1980?

[Bornintheusa]

No pretty sure same year, mid 81. My dx lever faded to red while still in the bag because it anno. I think it looks trick.

[factory pilot]

Just got a RH gold DX lever for my latest build ... The SX look cool too !   
I just wanted an alternative to a tech III ... Variety is the spice of life! 
There's a Swedish seller on the bay selling a lot of NOS ones at the mo' 

[dancetothedrummersbeat]

Just got a RH gold DX lever for my latest build ... The SX look cool too !   
I just wanted an alternative to a tech III ... Variety is the spice of life! 
There's a Swedish seller on the bay selling a lot of NOS ones at the mo' 

That's ebay user tucknohander360. He gets some really good stuff. Bought a few things from him, and he's a really great bloke to deal with too