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Kasimax Aero date

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MartyC:

--- Quote from: Californian Dreamin' on April 02, 2010, 07:07 PM ---just checked and mine does have the pat.p mark on it as well.  i've found a site which said the 80s ones had the numbers lined up in in a row and a dot above each relevant number to indicate the month and year of manafacture - though they were talking about an MX, so not sure if different.  I can't seem to find a website for the manafacturer as I'd email them and ask - I assume they're no longer around? 

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LOL, Kashimax are very mnuch still in business and have never stopped making the Aero seat in one guise or another hence the confusion around dates! 

Not sure if this is the official website or not, but has some good info on it...

http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~kashimax/saddle-world/

I'd also use the Google Translate option too  :-[

GavinKent:
thanks - trying to work out which bit links to an email address!  :idiot2:  once ive got that, im gonna email and ask - they must have some english speaking bods there!! 

i didnt realise they'd been making these all the time - i'd have been more careful to make sure im bidding on a proper 80s one if i'd known

Moose:
It'd be good if we could get a definite answer on this - I've been looking at my NOS saddles (as I'm selling them) and none have them have a date. They are however mainly Viscount and not Kashimax.

GavinKent:
I've done some more homework and a work colleague who lived in Japan has confirmed the symbols are in fact the Japanese symbols for month (outside dial) and year (inside dial), and so mine is from February 1984.  I also spoke to Rene from the Gira track bike shop in Osaka, Japan and they've also confirmed that the seat is actually 1984 and that the authentic black plastic versions haven't been made in a long time.  Though they were made in very large batches back then and were consequently probably sold for years after the actual manafacture date. 

 :)

Moose:

--- Quote from: kepler on April 28, 2010, 03:37 PM ---I've done some more homework and a work colleague who lived in Japan has confirmed the symbols are in fact the Japanese symbols for month (outside dial) and year (inside dial), and so mine is from February 1984.  I also spoke to Rene from the Gira track bike shop in Osaka, Japan and they've also confirmed that the seat is actually 1984 and that the authentic black plastic versions haven't been made in a long time.  Though they were made in very large batches back then and were consequently probably sold for years after the actual manafacture date. 

 :)



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My question still stands though - how do you tell an '84 from a '94?

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