Thanks for the extra info A.Winthrop. This forum is really cool. I bought the bike from a Local Bike Shop in Tallahassee (the sticker can be seen above the "Made in Japan" sticker on the bike's main downtube). He must have put that set on - I wasn't a very educated bike buyer but it sounds like the LBS did me right anyway. I remember the guys at that store told me that the Centurion LeMans' were a steal for the price at the time. Before that bike, I was doing about 13miles per day on an old beater 10 speed. I couldn't believe the weight, acceleration and smooth function of the Centurion. I really thought that I was a pro with that bike and I put a large number of miles on it in Tallahassee. I would start on campus and go south to the airport and then swing around the Seminole Reservation (Lake Bradford) and then catch Pensacola Street back to campus. We also did a 110 mile ride from Tallahassee to somewhere around Cape San Blas. I did a lot of riding in Charleston, SC and Isle of Palms. I always kept the bike stored inside but I many times rode in the rain and had it on my bike rack when it was raining. The keeps many great memories for me but also works like new now.