[CR]WTB chainset for stayer bike; Sturmey dating question

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To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
From: "Toni Theilmeier" <toni.theilmeier@t-online.de>
Date: Sun, 9 Jul 2006 10:01:54 +0200
Subject: [CR]WTB chainset for stayer bike; Sturmey dating question

Dear all, last March in the Maarsen, Holland, cyclejumble I found a nice 1970s Gazelle stayer frameset, and have managed to kit it out excepting the chainset. If anyone has one for sale or swap, not necessarily Campag, please drop me a line.

Also I have been brought up to believe that Sturmey A-Type hubs have date stamps of either the pre- or post WWII system, but that they are all marked. During my recent travels to France (I was still in Holland) I was given a hub which is not. The threaded driver and metal oiler point to a greater age. Does anyone have a clue as to what might have led to leaving out the date stamp?

Regards,

Toni Theilmeier, Belm, Germany.