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| Category: | Front Derailleurs |
| Name: | SunTour FD-2000, Superbe Pro (endless band; later version) |
| Brand: | SunTour |
| Primary Group: | Superbe Pro |
| Model: | FD-2000 |
| Years: | Mid 1980's |
| Country: | Japan |
| Weight: | 78 grams |
| Added By: | coelcanth on 08/02/07 |
| Updated By: | peterbman on 05/21/15 |
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# Rings Designed For  | Double | Outer Plate Markings | SunTour SuperBe Pro |
| Inner Plate Markings | Maeda Ind. Japan {date code} | Clamp Markings | |
| Inner Clamp Markings | | Design Category | Parallelogram |
| Pivot Arm Markings | S | Plate Material | Steel |
| Clamp Style | 28.6mm Clamp | Cable Attachment Bolt | 5mm Allen Key |
| CableStop | No | Clamp Bolt Type | 5mm Allen Key |
| Max Ring Difference | 14T | | |
| Component Variations | View Detailed List Manage Variations |
| Variations of Component exist (Component is 1 of 2) | Brand | Group |
| SunTour FD-2000, Superbe Pro (clamp) | SunTour | Superbe Pro |
| Component Groups |
| Primary Group Name | Brand | Quick Info | Browse Group Components |
| Superbe Pro | SunTour | 1981 - 1994, Road Race | View 46 Components |
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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)
