Originally Posted by
FreeFloat
MAN your good! Could have sworn I read just yesterday that the weight difference between Tange 1 and 2 in a 56 cm CenturiOn frame was at best 2 oz. I'm still working on sensing with my finger squeeze the difference between 110 and 115 psi.
Don't have to be good, just read the SN and get the age (86-87).
1-it wasn't an Ironman (Tange 1) because it had a lugged fork.
2-It wasn't a Prestige, because the fork wasn't chromed, nor were the seat stay caps.
3-The lower end models in those years were significantly heavier; this was really light, but it wasn't an Ironman.
4-I've had so many Centurion frames run through my hands, including this same frame in about 3 sizes, I can tell. It's either an Elite RS or a Lemans RS. More of the process of elimination than anything to do with being good.
When he first handed me the frame, I thought it was an Ironman frame or a Panasonic DX 4000-6000. It was light, had the lugwork and dropouts, etc that I've seen a thousand times. Then, when he handed me the fork, I ruled out those and knew the time frame from the SN. Then, he told me it was someone I'd referred. I forgot the OP and figured it was a local friend. I wasn't aware he had a frame that small, but I knew he trolled around for Centurions. I made the logical guess before I knew it was the OP's bike.