Originally Posted by
desille54
I have a mystery frame that I think might be a late Centurion, or possibly a higher-end bike made by the folks at Centurion. It's been stripped down except for a Tange Prestige II label, and a few spots of blue/pink pearl paint. The brake cable is routed through the top tube, and the rear dropouts are Shimano EF. In addition, the seatstays curl up around the seat lug--not something I've seen on too many frames. Here's the serial number (note how small the number is): N8S0043. According to what I've read so far, the serial number places the frame--if it is a Centurion--in the later months of 1988. Any help identifying this frame would be greatly appreciated!
As promised, I went back and looked at Panasonic models. There was a Team model during those years with internal cable routing. It used Prestige tubing and the pink and various shades of blue were among the PICs color options. However, the picture does not show full wrap seat stays like yours and the Panasonic serial numbers, while similar, do not use the N prefix.