DISRAELI DOCUMENTS

New Cycling August 1965 - Shimano advert

New Cycling August 1965 - Shimano advert main image

The picture of the derailleur in this advert is very indistinct - but my guess is that some details of the featured design include:

  • The word on the outer plate is ‘Shimano’ rather than ‘Sportsman’.
  • The pulley cage has lost its, early 1965, distinctive, Ninja, points.
  • The pulley cage pivot is offset from the line between the centres of the pulleys.
  • .

These are features of a late 1965 Shimano 333.

It’s notable that a number of 1960s Japanese derailleur adverts feature women cycling. It’s also a truth universally acknowledged that tartan is wretchedly under used in cycle clothing.


New Cycling August 1965 - Shimano advert main image

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