Originally Posted by
AustinFitz
Nice grab! Looks like a fun project indeed. I dig the paint scheme as well, and I ALWAYS love to see a Centurion saved. I definitely have a thing for the brand... Looking forward to seeing it come back to life!

This is my first Centurion. The paint is actually in pretty bad shape -- a lot of scrapes to the bare metal, but no rust. The decals are nearly perfect. I'm hoping I can get away with just well matched touch-up paint.
There's a small dent in the underside of the top tube and some weird indentation that look more like sloppy construction than crash damage around the shifter bosses. Overall, I think it's in pretty good shape. I got it for $40 so not a lot of risk, apart from the risk of how much money I might sink into components.
The guy I bought it from said he had it built up with full 6700-series Ultegra -- a man after my own heart! Right now, I'm thinking maybe tri-color 600 with downtube shifters, but I also have a set of 10-speed Tiagra bits that might find there way onto this bike.