Magenta and yellow. All original minus the bars, tires, pedals and toe clips, but I do have them at home. The original owner had this in storage, so the frame is in remarkably good condition. Shimano 105 group set, Vetta suede saddle and Nitto Olympiade stem.
by CucumberPrestigious1
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Great Bike. Make sure to thoroughly grease the fluted seat post and soft salmon or dual compound brake pads might help the braking on the anodized rims. I only wish it could fit bigger tires.
Congratulations on catching the white rabbit I’ve been chasing for a couple years now. do you mind me asking what you paid for it? This color scheme in near mint condition is a rarity
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Yeah cool old Centurions! I found a Diamondback Master TG “Made by Centurion” for my wife many years ago, shortly after we met. It has an awesome hot pink with black splatter paint job.
Nice! I always wanted one of these. Only thing that stopped me was I prefer a lugged fork. At the very least slope crown.
that colourway is the most of its time thing ever
To keep or remove the biopace rings????
I had the ‘89 model for my first road bike. I’ve regretted trading it in for 7 years.
I can’t stand them. Lol.
Gorgeous
Looks good. Tange 1 is excellent tubing and similar to Columbus SL if I remember correctly. And who doesn’t love an old school paint job.
Beautiful condition and in the fun paint scheme. Thanks for sharing.
I love mine but the gearings too high for my taste. Would much prefer something like a 46/30 up front. I’ll change it someday.
You can swap a 7 speed freewheel in the back and get some nice gearing options too if you’re willing to put your shifter into friction mode.
The seat post is a pretty unique size at 27.0mm. 27.2 is more common but that won’t fit. 26.8 fits fine in my experience and there’s good options there. A Nitto Crystal seatpost would match that stem nicely.
You can often find those brake hoods NOS on eBay in white and black.
Like the other commenter said. The Tange 1 tubing is sought after and super thin comparatively. Gives a nice springy ride, that really absorbs the power you put in.
Love the MKS touring pedals too. A nice new set of tires and you won’t be able to stop riding it! Lovely ride, hope it fits just right!
hell yes
Got to meet “the man” in Kona around that time. Colors were so cool back then. Beautiful bike!
Was pretty focused on getting one of those…looked and looked….and ended up with a 1983 Lotus Classique and a 1981 Univega Gran Premio……