I believe I had them on a BSO from about 2001 but have never done much work on a bike built in between these years.
They werent present in the early 1990s, I believe, but I dont have a date of introduction. How much your bicycle is worth depends on the location of the buyer and seller, how much the buyer wants the bike, etc. Low-end manufacturers may continue using technology that is severely outdated (such as one-piece cranks, freewheels, or quill stems) because it is cheaper to do so.ĭutch bikes, trendy coffee cruisers, and beach cruisers may be modern but appear to be 1950s styling. Most 60s racers and earlier had few or none with cable guidesstops, shifters, bidons, etc. Race bikes tended have less braze-ons the earlier the year of manufacture. Most bikes lost their metal badges in the 60s and early 70s, although some brands still have actual badges to this day, but in general a real badge indicates an earlier model bike. Tubing decals (Reynolds, Columbus, etc.) also changed designs for same tubing made in different years, although the changes arent made as often, and manufacturers didnt always put tubing Brand decals on every model.Įarlier bikes tended to have less fancy, less colorful, less quantity of decals. This applies only if decals are original or have been replaced with the identical design. Many changed decal design for the same model bike often yearly, with speciallimited editions even more specific. So a frame with an original 501 decal cant be from the 70, 531 decal doesnt help as much because of the range of years produced.