Originally Posted by
valentinodel
.....let me point out that I am an admirer of the Centurion brand, presently own other Centurions, and in the past have owned many other Centurions of various models (most of which left my possession only because of size considerations). I specifically sought out an Equipe because I had not previously owned one. In fact I came very close to purchasing an Equipe in Montana, the value of which was discussed in this forum several months ago. I was interested in an Equipe because of how it fits into the totality of the Centurion progression rather than because of its "Italianess". I have, over the years owned a bunch of other Italian bikes and had my desire been to simply own a Cinelli, I would have sought out a Cinelli......