Question re older Davis Phinney

[rccardr]

Also posted this on the Serial Number/Catalog forum, but not sure how much traffic there is over there.

Just acquired an unusual, and one presumes early, Davis Phinney Serotta. 60cm seat CTC, 58cm top tube CTC. Over-the-BB cable routing, red and black paint scheme. Serial is 80854, also has "C 69 E" on the edge of the bottom of the BB (raised, not stamped).

http://i797.photobucket.com/albums/yy254/rccardr/Red%20Black%20Davis%20Phinney/RedBlackDPserial_zpse56baa26.jpg
http://i797.photobucket.com/albums/yy254/rccardr/Red%20Black%20Davis%20Phinney/RedBlackDPovertheBBcables_zps9b42e19b.jpg

Components are a mish-mash of Campy Record wheelset with 8 speeds (it's a Sachs and 130 OLD so one assumes it's a freehub, although the hub itself has no telltale freehub bulge), Shimano Tricolor crankset, FD and brakeset, and a DA 7402 RD and shifters. All of the components would therefore seem to be newer vintage than the frame.

http://i797.photobucket.com/albums/yy254/rccardr/Red%20Black%20Davis%20Phinney/RedBlackDPrearhubandcogs_zps7ceefda8.jpg
http://i797.photobucket.com/albums/yy254/rccardr/Red%20Black%20Davis%20Phinney/RedBlackDPfronthub_zpsda501611.jpg


Did Serotta make Davis Phinneys as early as 1980? It doesn't have the later asymmetrical rear stays and they seem pretty straight to me.

http://i797.photobucket.com/albums/yy254/rccardr/Red%20Black%20Davis%20Phinney/RedBlackDPchainstays_zps940a51de.jpg

[oliver1850]

Late 1980s frames had a single digit for the year at the start of the serial number. I would think that's a 1988 frame, althought the above the BB shell cable routing has me wondering. The 1986 catalog still shows one frame with above BB routing, perhaps they did them for 2 more years, or by request.

Let's see a full shot.

That's a Nuovo Record FW hub spaced to 130 with a Sachs freewheel, I think. So you have a mix of component years.

I'd guess the C69E is something specific to the BB shell, not the frame per se.