I found another Centurion Semi Pro on the local FB marketplace and picked it up 2 nights ago. It will need the usual going through of all of the bearings ( all of the rotating parts are pretty stiff and gummed up). That should keep me busy on some of these long dark nights in the far Northwest.
The paint on this one has a lot of scuffs and scratches. I could touch up the cobalt blue color, but the frame is entirely chromed under the paint, so wondering how this might look stripped and polished?
It’s pretty much original with the exception of that funky seat. Stem and seatpost came right out despite both having been bottomed out before the bike got to me.
Opinions on touch-up vs strip and polish the frame? Suggestions on an appropriate saddle? Thanks!
A few photos:




Scratches galore