Can someone date a RS1 middleburn and shocktech hub ?

[d8mok]

Deciding on what parts to keep for a 1993 build.

What year was a middleburn RS1 ? (Assuming that’s what I have )

And what year were Shocktech hubs ? (Laced to a ceramic 231 )

My research suggests both were 94?

 

[mk one]

'91, not sure when they stopped making them though.

 

[d8mok]

'91, not sure when they stopped making them though.

For the cranks?

As early as that. Admittedly I was 7 back then but I always thought it was more 93-94 but I’m a novice on middleburn

 

[stocko]

https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads/middleburn-crank-history.75203/

 

[longun]

Shocktech hub was 1994 for carbon, alloy was 93.

 

[mk one]

For the cranks?

As early as that. Admittedly I was 7 back then but I always thought it was more 93-94 but I’m a novice on middleburn

Yes the cranks, they were their first product when they started in '91, the models do overlap though so probably were still making them in '93

 

[d8mok]

Shocktech hub was 1994 for carbon, alloy was 93.

Makes sense as the bike it came off was 94.

 

[d8mok]

Yes the cranks, they were their first product when they started in '91, the models do overlap though so probably were still making them in '93

The link above suggests they were 94 onwards. Is that incorrect then?

 

[longun]

Iirc rs1 had 5 small bolts holding the spider on and an m5 or m6 bolt, rs2 and 3 had 4 Allen bolts. Can't remember when they strayed using the star nut thingy. Years would be 93 or 94 though

 

[mk one]

The link above suggests they were 94 onwards. Is that incorrect then?

https://www.pinkbike.com/news/Inside-Middleburn-from-aerospace-to-MTB.html