Re: serial number = age for Fuji? - Cycling Mob: Road Cycling, Mountain Biking and More

05-08-2004, 08:03 PM

Mike Kruger wrote:
> I just bought a "new" Fuji Arcadia from a bike shop that is going out of
> business. This is a low-end 10 speed. But yes, you heard that right. It
> is a brand new, out of the box, 10 speed bike.
> I'm curious as to when it was actually made. The serial number is
> F8L01368, but I don't know the Fuji code. (There's a bunch of other
> serial number age information at Menotony, [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
> ml#mvb_snhttp://oldroads.com/index.html#mvb_sn but no Fuji.)
> The derailleur is Shimano SIS, and it's made in Taiwan, so I know it's
> not ancient.
> --
> Mike Kruger "we are more likely to "know" what we want to know than what
> we don't want to know. That human flaw is built into the very process of
> making intelligence estimates." -Richard Goodwin, NYTimes, 2/8/04

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Mike I can give you a close estimate on the age of your fuji arcadi
probably about 1990 I think thats when I bought mine. I would like t
get the specs on that bike if you have them. You can email me a
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