Can anyone tell me what year my bsa bicycle was made

[Little-C]

Hi there, new to retro and trying to get some information about a bsa bicycle I collected today for free in really good condition considering the rough year I have been told. Hope you can help me thank you in advance.

 

[jim haseltine]

Basically, it's a badge engineered Raleigh so a lot of the parts (especially the Sturmey rear hub will have month/year manufacture date stamps

 

[Jonny69]

As Jim mentioned, look for a two digit number on the hub. It’s been a while since I looked at one but it’ll say something like Sturmey Archer AW in the chromework, followed by a number like 75 or 7512. 75 will be the year (1975) and the 12 will be the month (December). It looks like it has its original wheel so this is the rough production date

 

[Little-C]

As Jim mentioned, look for a two digit number on the hub. It’s been a while since I looked at one but it’ll say something like Sturmey Archer AW in the chromework, followed by a number like 75 or 7512. 75 will be the year (1975) and the 12 will be the month (December). It looks like it has its original wheel so this is the rough production date

Thank you

 

[Jamiedyer]

Soooo what does it say?
You can't not give the rest of us the answer as it looks pristine.

Jamie

 

[Little-C]

Soooo what does it say?
You can't not give the rest of us the answer as it looks pristine.

Jamie

It's 2 79 on the hub so that's Feb 1979?? Is that right thanks again for the help it's a brilliant little app. And it's not bad for free then bike that is and it's not far off immaculate. This is the 3rd I've had and don't really have much to do to this one.

 

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

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[27motorhead]

Wheels look original so hub date a great indicator of manufacturing year. Is there any numbers/letters stamped on the inside face of the non-drive side dropout? Looks like a great bike. Those small wheeled bikes are lovely to ride.