Pashley Sovereign frame serial number 127266 how do I find out the year

[negaultra7]

Hi I’ve recently bought a Pashley Sovereign ladies bike, the bike is in superb condition
I’m trying to find out the year it was manufactured, I have the serial number 127266 which is stamped in the frame rear the rear hub but can’t find a Number beginning with PA,
Somebody said the Sturmey Archer would tell me that is printed 06 99 meaning June 1999 but I don’t believe that to be the year it was manufactured as the bike is near immaculate
Any advice appreciated
Neil

 

[Takingabreak]

Have you tried contacting Pashley?

 

[grantoury]

Sturmey "made in England" means it certainly is not very recent. Dynamo lights are another clue this bike could well be 25 years or older. Lovely specimen, maybe very well preserved or someone took the time to clean and polish it to this beautiful condition.

 

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

Sturmey "made in England" means it certainly is not very recent. Dynamo lights are another clue this bike could well be 25 years or older. Lovely specimen, maybe very well preserved or someone took the time to clean and polish it to this beautiful condition.

That^

 

[negaultra7]

Sturmey "made in England" means it certainly is not very recent. Dynamo lights are another clue this bike could well be 25 years or older. Lovely specimen, maybe very well preserved or someone took the time to clean and polish it to this beautiful condition.

So reference picture two are we saying it’s 1999?

 

[bikeworkshop]

So reference picture two are we saying it’s 1999?

Almost as new!
99 or 2000 - the frame could be a year across from the hub.

If you find a pashley catalogue for those years, you can see if it is about right.

Beyond that, email pashley for the exact answer.

Have you tried contacting Pashley?

Bikes in this retro style are often immaculate

- the high prices stop them being left in the garden,
but the high bars stop them being ridden hard

 

[grantoury]

Pashley offer an interesting service where you can have the bike dated, and you get a certificate.

https://www.pashley.co.uk/products/pashley-certificate-of-provenance