How old is this bicycle?
07-05-14 | 04:15 PM
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How old is this bicycle?
Hello,
How old is this bicycle?
There are following marks.
On brake lever: Torpedo Schweinfurt, circle sign, U (above) W (below), Sachs S (logo)
On hub shell: S Sachs (logo) Torpedo Schweinfurt 2.8 (above) 36 (below)
On seat mast: (three crowns) 9 (triangle) 83366M
How old is this bicycle?
There are following marks.
On brake lever: Torpedo Schweinfurt, circle sign, U (above) W (below), Sachs S (logo)
On hub shell: S Sachs (logo) Torpedo Schweinfurt 2.8 (above) 36 (below)
On seat mast: (three crowns) 9 (triangle) 83366M
Last edited by Xen92VA; 07-05-14 at 04:32 PM.
07-05-14 | 06:32 PM
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I'm not in the mood to do it for you, but I think you'll find the answer to your question here:
the hub-dates
the hub-dates
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07-06-14 | 04:32 AM
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I'm not in the mod to do it for you, but I think you'll find the answer to your question here:
the hub-dates
the hub-dates
According to https://www.torpedo-coasterbrake.com/hub-date.htm “On hubs made from 1975 to 1989, you will find 2 letters on the brake lever. The one above is for the month.”
On my brake lever the letter above (for the month) is U. How to translate it to a certain month, since U is the 21st letter (or 19th excluding J and Q)?
07-06-14 | 06:52 AM
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Thanks for posting
I'm not in the mod to do it for you, but I think you'll find the answer to your question here:
the hub-dates
the hub-dates
07-06-14 | 06:05 PM
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From: NJ, NYC, LI
Bikes: 1940s Fothergill, 1959 Allegro Special, 1963? Claud Butler Olympic Sprint, Lambert 'Clubman', 1974 Fuji "the Ace", 1976 Holdsworth 650b conversion rando bike, 1983 Trek 720 tourer, 1984 Counterpoint Opus II, 1993 Basso Gap, 2010 Downtube 8h, and...
See? All we internet bike experts, all we really know is one word: Google.
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07-06-14 | 06:08 PM
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Bikes: they change so much I'm tired of updating this
That reminds me of my brother. He's a computer programmer and everyone always calls him for computer help. I asked him one day how he knows so much about computers. His reply was "Google"
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07-06-14 | 06:15 PM
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We just look at Google.
07-06-14 | 06:46 PM
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07-06-14 | 06:53 PM
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