Waterford numbering info can be found here: http://waterfordbikes.com/w/support/serial-numbers It addresses pre-1995 in the top portion of that page; at the bottom, the key portion for post-94 bikes ( and should be applicable to Rivs built by Waterford) is this part:
- *Month Code: *This one letter code corresponds to the month with A=January, B=February and so on. Because I is not used, September=J and December=M. - *Year Code:* This two digit code is the last two digits of the year – 96 is 1996. - *Sequence Number:* This three digit number represents the nth frame and/or fork scheduled during the month. Though a gap may appear between the letter and the rest of the serial number (a result of Waterford’s serial numbering machine, the serial number is recorded in our records without spaces. A number that shows up as “D 08123″ is recorded as “D08123″. Now, for a non-Waterford bike to use as an example, the Rambouillet, built by Toyo for Riv, used an RB prefix followed by consecutive numbering (at least through 1200... ) More can be found here: http://www.cyclofiend.com/rbw/rambouillet/ On Friday, August 3, 2012 1:32:31 PM UTC-4, Leslie wrote: > > "It depends..." > > Different Rivendell frames have been made by different companies. For > example, the Rambouillet frames were made by Toyo, the Roadeo frames have > all been made by Waterford. Some, like the AHH, were made by Toyo, are are > now made by Waterford. Some, like the Hilborne, are made in Taiwan. The > customs have been made by various builders over the years (Joe Starck, Curt > Goodrich, Mark Nobilette, etc. > > Some are just sequential numbering, but some, like the Waterford-built > frames, have a coding implemented in the numbering. > > Any particular model you're asking in regards to? > > > > On Thursday, August 2, 2012 6:07:40 PM UTC-4, lungimsam wrote: >> >> What do the numbers mean? Does it indicate date of manufacture, etc? > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/AQ1H45BGstQJ. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
