Originally Posted by
AricM
I had found a website that listed some of the shimano 300ex components, it showed they were used as "Shimano Road '99 ", I dont know if that's if they used them that year or when they were manufactured. It also showed some of these from 1990 with a number or two added to the end of the numbers on mine. So I am a bit confused with this.
Just look up the date codes on the back of those Shimano components, and you will know exactly when they were made. Visit the vintage Trek site for detailed component code information.