Date your shimano stuff

[jT Racing]

this info is from Rick AKA Reilley 1.

Ok, this is for the purist who wants to know the date of manufacture of their Shimano components. The first letter is the year, the second one is the month:

YEAR
A 1976 B 1977 C 1978 D 1979 E 1980 F 1981
G 1982 H 1983 I 1984 J 1985 K 1986 L 1987
M 1988 N 1989 O 1990 P 1991 Q 1992 R 1993
S 1994T 1995 U 1996V 1997 W 1998X 1999 Y 2000 Z 2001 A 2002 B 2003 C 2004

MONTH
A JAN B FEB C MAR D APR E MAY F JUN G JUL
H AUG I SEP J OCT K NOV L DEC


so now ye know how old ye shimano bit and pieces are.

[Frosty]

are these stamped on hubs also?

[Bob_Acid]

hmm, using that formula i have 2 pairs of 83 DX's and one pair of 82

[dordymush]

mine are june 83 as well.

[adeshere]

Mine are June 82

[jimmyp]

Mine are 1946,    er error

[dordymush]

proper old school them then  .

[FuNMoNsTeR]

Smart Info m8.... thanks