Trying to discover how old my bike is?

rgjones

Hi

Just bought a second hand specialized s-works M2 road bike, am just trying to get a rough date on it and therefore the equipment with it. The drive train is all campagnolo.

Love the bike after far to long on mountain bikes, but am fairly certain the bike is fairly old and parts will need to be replaced, so would like to know what I am dealing with?

Any clues? Tried Specializeds archive sites and bikepedia but no joy, I can't find anything on the frame to date either, but equally not sure where to look to be honest.

Thanks

Richard

bompington

Try cutting through the downtube and counting the rings

Anonymous

A picture might help...

suzyb

Try going onto the specialized website and searching through the archive. That's how I identified how old my Giant was.

Monty Dog

Can't do much without a photo - the fact it has Campagnolo suggests it was bought as a frame and built-up by the owner.

StillGoing

Go to the LBS or contact the manufacurer with the fram seriel number. They'll be able to give you an exact manufacture date.

SLX01

Apart from items like tyres which can perish bike components do not need replacing due to age its down to wear and tear, a ten year old bike that has ben stuck in a garage will need less new components than a 3 week old bike that has just completed the Tour de France.

volvicspar

bompington wrote:

Try cutting through the downtube and counting the rings

synchronicity

volvicspar wrote:

bompington wrote:

Try cutting through the downtube and counting the rings

It took me a while to get it too.
A core sample would be simpler.

Not as stupid as it sounds though, because carbon does have layers & you'd be able to check up on the fibre orientation, size, matrix percentage, among other things...

bompington

synchronicity wrote:

volvicspar wrote:

bompington wrote:

Try cutting through the downtube and counting the rings

It took me a while to get it too.
A core sample would be simpler.

Not as stupid as it sounds though, because carbon does have layers & you'd be able to check up on the fibre orientation, size, matrix percentage, among other things...

Carbon 14 dating maybe?

Monty Dog

FWIW they're circa mid-1990s. They're built from a Metal Matrix Composite which is an aluminium alloy and alumina oxide ceramic - harder and stronger than most alloys and tricky to weld too.