nice - i, or rather my Ex had one identical new (it had canti's though)
as far as I can tell the MF frame genesis went (post S+G cycles)
seat stays with paw prints (1st gen jam-jar couriers, etc)
seat stays without paws, with u-brake (early fade paint)
wishbone stays, ubrake (as above crackle paint)
wishbone stays and canti's (crackle and flouro paint, colour paw decals on top tube)
between 87/8 and 89/90 this may tie in with manufacture going from japan (all), then assembly of japanese frame in taiwan, to all taiwan)
I think they came with suntour 'xpress shifters (which didn't) and i found the stem always too long, which killed the handling compared to 'my' courier
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as far as I can tell the MF frame genesis went (post S+G cycles)
seat stays with paw prints (1st gen jam-jar couriers, etc)
seat stays without paws, with u-brake (early fade paint)
wishbone stays, ubrake (as above crackle paint)
wishbone stays and canti's (crackle and flouro paint, colour paw decals on top tube)
between 87/8 and 89/90 this may tie in with manufacture going from japan (all), then assembly of japanese frame in taiwan, to all taiwan)
I think they came with suntour 'xpress shifters (which didn't) and i found the stem always too long, which killed the handling compared to 'my' courier
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