Centurion Appreciation Society
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Re: Centurion Appreciation Society
Postby rollin » Fri May 11, 2012 4:34 pm
her's my old mixte
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Re: Centurion Appreciation Society
Postby frailer5 » Sun Oct 14, 2012 8:00 am
Ricardo Elite, '87 Keith Davis/Pegasus, '92 Team Miyata Ti.
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Re: Centurion Appreciation Society
Postby funnybike » Mon Dec 10, 2012 4:52 pm
(dear Mods, hope this is OK as I am not looking to "sell or trade" these)
FREE BARS!
I have a pair of Centurion bars that are nothing special but the centre sleeve is engraved "Centurion" and is in pretty fair condition.
The rest of the bars have some surface rust, but should clean up ok with a wire brush.
39cm c-c.
They are for give-away if anyone is interested (Brisbane). I just thought someone might like them on this thread.
They came of a little Centurion Odessa.
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Re: Centurion Appreciation Society
Postby sled » Mon Dec 10, 2012 5:47 pm
My name is Jason
My wife with her triatholons has gotten me into cycling again, however the only way i was hoping on a bike was on something old. Picked up a 10 speed royal star (Bates) which i will post some pics later, did 50kms on it on saturday was great Smashed by newer bikes of course but had a ball
Any way the guy i bought the royal star from has also got a centurion turbo he wants around $200.00 for it and it is in average condition, he also has a pascoe for a about the same price (slightly less) but slightly better condition. Is this fair price or a bit high for one of these?
Oh great site loven the bikes
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Re: Centurion Appreciation Society
Postby Sd » Sat Dec 15, 2012 9:16 pm
My understanding is it was the top of the line in the Centurion Range in 1984.
Tange 1 frame with Suntour Superb drop outs
Suntour Surperb front and rear derailleur's, peddles
Dia Compe Gran Comp bronze Calipers and brake levers
Kashimax suede saddle
Mighty Aero Cranks
Araya anodized rims with Suzue sealed hubs
I think it is pretty much original including original cloth bar wrap great condition chain rings and cassette and barely used brake pads...
yell out if there was anything I missed you wanted pics of...
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Re: Centurion Appreciation Society
Postby frailer5 » Sun Dec 16, 2012 7:07 am
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Re: Centurion Appreciation Society
Postby AnthonyRochester » Fri Dec 28, 2012 8:28 pm
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Re: Centurion Appreciation Society
Postby AnthonyRochester » Fri Dec 28, 2012 10:41 pm
This thing looked pretty gross but it is a tange cr-mo double butted frame, 700c araya rims with shimano exage hubs, etc. I got it as a project to turn into a stylish looking bike for my wife. It'll get new handlebars, grips, levers, mudguards, tyres, and a mod for a single front chainring.
I'm just waiting for the lacquer to dry and a couple of parts to arrive then I might post another picture or 2.
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Re: Centurion Appreciation Society
Postby AnthonyRochester » Thu Jan 10, 2013 9:23 pm
Just finished this thing. The mudguards I got are hard to get right. I'm happy with the 28c tyres. The paint job looks pretty good, but even after around 2 weeks to dry/harden, I dropped a tiny bolt on it and it made a little dent in the paint. I'm a bit discouraged about that.
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Re: Centurion Appreciation Society
Postby landscapecadmonkey » Sun Feb 24, 2013 5:05 pm
Low spec, heavyish, suicide levers and stem shifters...... but it rides beautifully and the controls on the bars make for a laid back and relaxed ride.
Although i was using this for a few months training around Lake W in BRat and it held its own in a cold, nutfreezing SOB of a place like Ballarat.
1983 Centurion Sports DLX .
Some specs from a 1984 Centurion catalogue follow, found on Sheldon Browns website http://www.sheldonbrown.com/centurion1984/index.html
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Re: Centurion Appreciation Society
Postby funnybike » Sat May 04, 2013 10:54 am
(Mods: Hope that's ok? - If not, sorry)
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Re: Centurion Appreciation Society
Postby LugNut » Sun May 05, 2013 10:53 pm
Wow, what a stunner. A Pro Tour is probably my 'most wanted' bicycle, but I doubt I'll ever see one big enough. Those chromed tips are gorgeous and so is the fork rake. Count your blessings that the braze on centre pulls were still there, I can't imagine they would be easy to find
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Re: Centurion Appreciation Society
Postby xerlex » Mon May 06, 2013 6:42 pm
What size do you ride? Funnily enough this is the second one I've owned, in fact the wheels and cranks are off the first one I had. Both this and the other one I had are 59 seat C-T, 57 top C-C. The other one now is now ridden by a good friend and was given to him as a thank you for building me a frame last year.LugNut wrote:Wow, what a stunner. A Pro Tour is probably my 'most wanted' bicycle, but I doubt I'll ever see one big enough. Those chromed tips are gorgeous and so is the fork rake. Count your blessings that the braze on centre pulls were still there, I can't imagine they would be easy to find
I'm very excited to have found another, I didn't expect that lightning would strike twice!
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Re: Centurion Appreciation Society
Postby LugNut » Mon May 06, 2013 8:01 pm
Lucky indeed! It's bigger than it appears then, I ride an as-big-as-I-can-find seat tube (62, 63c-t), and a 57-58 c-c tt, so it's close, but I have enough touring style bikes already. I'd have to sell my Dawes before I could justify it, and I haven't even had a proper ride of the thing yetxerlex wrote:What size do you ride? Funnily enough this is the second one I've owned, in fact the wheels and cranks are off the first one I had. Both this and the other one I had are 59 seat C-T, 57 top C-C. The other one now is now ridden by a good friend and was given to him as a thank you for building me a frame last year.LugNut wrote:Wow, what a stunner. A Pro Tour is probably my 'most wanted' bicycle, but I doubt I'll ever see one big enough. Those chromed tips are gorgeous and so is the fork rake. Count your blessings that the braze on centre pulls were still there, I can't imagine they would be easy to find
I'm very excited to have found another, I didn't expect that lightning would strike twice!
It really needs some new decals to do it justice, but from here the paint presents well, and what a colour! I look forward to the 'after' photos down the track.
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Re: Centurion Appreciation Society
Postby jools » Tue May 07, 2013 1:05 am
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Vintage-Japa ... 19dc24e05d
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Re: Centurion Appreciation Society
Postby xerlex » Tue May 07, 2013 6:19 pm
The big ones sure are scarce. I feel like I've seen a lot more larger sized Miyatas than I have Centurions. Centurion really produced some great bikes.LugNut wrote:
Lucky indeed! It's bigger than it appears then, I ride an as-big-as-I-can-find seat tube (62, 63c-t), and a 57-58 c-c tt, so it's close, but I have enough touring style bikes already. I'd have to sell my Dawes before I could justify it, and I haven't even had a proper ride of the thing yet
It really needs some new decals to do it justice, but from here the paint presents well, and what a colour! I look forward to the 'after' photos down the track.
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Re: Centurion Appreciation Society
Postby Paddles » Fri May 17, 2013 9:53 pm
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After discovering the crack in my Shogun frame I bought this frame off funnybike and have just finished assembling it after getting a coat of yellow from the powdercoaters. As yet unridden, but should ride very nicely.
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Re: Centurion Appreciation Society
Postby LugNut » Fri May 17, 2013 11:09 pm
Nice. Good colour choice. There's Ironman decals available from the States on eBay if you're interested.Paddles wrote:My Centurion Ironman Dave Scott, Tange 1 framed ride bike.
*edit* wa-hey 100 posts.
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Re: Centurion Appreciation Society
Postby munga » Sat May 18, 2013 5:24 am
are you putting new decals on or keeping it (ahem) subtle?
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Re: Centurion Appreciation Society
Postby funnybike » Sat May 18, 2013 2:13 pm
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Re: Centurion Appreciation Society
Postby LugNut » Sat May 18, 2013 2:30 pm
Yeah, but judging by the sale pictures it was pretty rough in areas. And at least the new colour retains the spirit of OTT wacky 90s paint schemesmunga wrote:paddles that was the raddest colour scheme ever, and you powdercoated over it!!
are you putting new decals on or keeping it (ahem) subtle?
+1 to replacement decals.
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Re: Centurion Appreciation Society
Postby rogerrabbit » Sat May 18, 2013 5:35 pm
This one has had 2 owners that were friends. I am told the bike is original apart from saddle, bar tape and other consumables. Notably no Centurion downtube decals and apparently there never were any. This is also the case on the other one of these I have seen.
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Re: Centurion Appreciation Society
Postby Paddles » Sat May 18, 2013 6:27 pm
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