Originally Posted by alicestrong
Yes...it's a pretty color but I wonder if they have "faded" from black? In the catalogue for 1984 they are described as anodized black...well maybe there were several colors.
It really rides well...very fast and smooth.
http://sheldonbrown.com/centurion198...8elite-rs.html
I concur with the Lanky Lass. Bronze is a common anodized finish and typically does not fade under normal conditions. We used to submit our anodized finishes to all types of accelerated environmental testing. However, there is one way to tell for sure. Remove those pads. You can be guarranteed that the inside of the caliper ears, where the pads sit, have seen little if any daylight since they left the factory. What you expose will be the original finsh.