Interesting history. My father used to ride a Centurion Elite back in the 80s. He was an avid rider but had to give it up because of emphysema. The bike is still in pretty good shape, but hasn't been ridden in about 15 years-- needs a tune up and new tires. I'd have fixed it up to ride myself but it's too big of a frame for me (I think maybe a 58 or bigger). Maybe time to find it a new home, it isn't doing much more than collecting spider webs right now.