Author Topic: When did cassette bubs first come out? (Read 547 times)

ED209 · « **on:** August 17, 2010, 06:17 PM »

I've been told '85 but that seems very early to me? anyone know for sure?

cheers

snav69 · « **Reply #1 on:** August 17, 2010, 06:19 PM »

Shimano did them in about 80/81

MartyC · « **Reply #2 on:** August 17, 2010, 06:24 PM »

Shimano did them in about 80/81

I'll up that to the 70's, Shimano and Suntour were doing cassette hubs way, way back. Tuff 1's shipped with cassette hubs as early as 78

snav69 · « **Reply #3 on:** August 17, 2010, 06:30 PM »

Good call Marty

i have some Suntour cassette hubs too

I knew for sure they where out in 1980 mas they are in the Shimano Catalogue

bobafett · « **Reply #4 on:** August 17, 2010, 06:55 PM »

Cassette hubs in the 79 goose catalogue

moley · « **Reply #5 on:** August 17, 2010, 07:48 PM »

Yep 70's

ED209 · « **Reply #6 on:** August 17, 2010, 09:33 PM »

Wow... cheers for the info - thought they woz a pretty recent ting.

Gashead · « **Reply #7 on:** August 17, 2010, 09:38 PM »

after the vinyl ones

rooski · « **Reply #8 on:** August 17, 2010, 10:03 PM »

most japanese hubs have a date code stamped on them

its usually 2 small letters or numbers
http://www.vintage-trek.com/component_dates.htm#shimano
obviously you need to have the components to date them