Hallo East Hill!

No, i donīt live in the US. I am from Cologne, Germany and iīm working in a bike store in Cologne. One day, perhaps 7 months ago, there was a client who bought a 300,- euro-citybike, and asked me to throw his old bike into the dumpster.... :-)
All i had to do, was to clean the bike and do some little repairings and restorations ( some oilings, new break cables, new tires, the front hub didnīt work, so i had to lubricate it with new grease etc.) Last but not least i bought a new Brooks B17. Since then i rode this bike more than 1000 km....
I know, on SA-hubs usually there is engraved the year of manufacturing, but not in this case.

Greatings,
legobasic