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| Category: | Front Derailleurs |
| Name: | SunTour FD-3000, Superbe II (endless band) |
| Brand: | SunTour |
| Primary Group: | Superbe |
| Model: | FD-3000 |
| Years: | 1983 - 1986 |
| Country: | Japan |
| Weight: | 95.5 grams (avg)
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| Added By: | MGTS on 04/10/13 |
| Updated By: | MGTS on 03/14/20 |
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# Rings Designed For  | Double | Outer Plate Markings | Suntour Superbe |
| Inner Plate Markings | Maeda Ind. Japan VIA [date code] | Clamp Markings | |
| Inner Clamp Markings | | Design Category | Parallelogram |
| Pivot Arm Markings | Superbe "S" | Plate Material | Chrome plated steel |
| Clamp Style | 28.6 Endless Band; 28.6mm Clamp | Cable Attachment Bolt | 5mm Allen Key |
| CableStop | No | Clamp Bolt Type | 6mm Allen Key |
| Max Ring Difference | 18T | | |
| Component Groups |
| Primary Group Name | Brand | Quick Info | Browse Group Components |
| Superbe | SunTour | 1977 - 1985, Road Race | View 28 Components |
| Details: Face lift to "Superbe II" in 1983 |
SunTour (Maeda)
SunTour derailleurs have a two-letter date code. On rear derailleurs the code is stamped on the back side of the inner parallel arm. On front derailleurs it is stamped on the back side of the inner cage.
The first letter represents the year. Larry Osborn and I believe O (Oh) is 1972, V is 1979 and A is 1984. As with Shimano, the second letter is the month code, where A is January and L is December.
SunTour Year Code
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N |
O |
P |
Q |
R |
S |
T |
U |
V |
W |
X |
Y |
Z |
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1971 |
1972 |
1973 |
1974 |
1975 |
1976 |
1977 |
1978 |
1979 |
1980 |
1981 |
1982 |
1983 |
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A |
B |
C |
D |
E |
F |
G |
H |
I |
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1984 |
1985 |
1986 |
1987 |
1988 |
1989 |
1990 |
1991 |
1992 |
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SunTour Month Code
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A |
B |
C |
D |
E |
F |
G |
H |
I |
J |
K |
L |
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Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
The earliest Suntour derailleur I have found with a code is marked OF. A rear derailleur marked OD (corresponding to April of 72) was reported by Leighton Walter. I have a bike that dates from between 1970 to 1972 that has the original SunTour derailleurs. These derailleurs do not have date codes on them, so I believe the coding started sometime between 1970 and April of 1972.
(source: vintage-trek.com)
