2 2003 Kuwahara Savages - For Free!

[New York Albertan]

Just picked these up an hour ago. One's 20", the other 16". 18-speed. Kuwahara KW front suspension. Along brakes. Looks to be all original. My son gets the 20" to commute to university. My youngest daughter, who helped me load them into our wagon, gets the smaller one. They in good shape. All gears work, brakes ok. Aluminum rims. Trying to date these - having trouble

 

[Jamesbike]

Nice

Btw how do you thread the able into those shifters.

My canal rescue bike has then but I cannot see a obvious method?

 

[MattiThundrrr]

Shimano has a dating system, pretty reliable if you can't crack the frame serial code

A Guide To Shimano Date Codes — Vintage Shimano

Shimano’s designers are an organised and thoughtful bunch. They put codes on almost every component which help identify the type of component, sometimes it’s capacity, the series it belongs to and the date of manufacture. At the bottom of this page is a printable cheat sheet you can keep handy in y

www.vintageshimano.com

 

[New York Albertan]

Shimano has a dating system, pretty reliable if you can't crack the frame serial code

A Guide To Shimano Date Codes — Vintage Shimano

Shimano’s designers are an organised and thoughtful bunch. They put codes on almost every component which help identify the type of component, sometimes it’s capacity, the series it belongs to and the date of manufacture. At the bottom of this page is a printable cheat sheet you can keep handy in y

www.vintageshimano.com

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Looks like the Shimano components are Malaysian, vs. Japanese/Taiwan. And, from my digging, Shimano opened up a factory in Malaysia in 2005. So this is not a 90s Kuwahara. 2003/Made in Vietnam. Not sure how to move tot he appropriate forum.