Originally Posted by
A.Winthrop
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Yes, this is a puzzle. My dated 1983 Centurion catalog
lists this model as "Sport DLX (formerly Clic)" so maybe
the two models were merged into one with the Clic name
dropped or something of the sort. Another odd thing about
it is that the catalog picture of this model has "Clic", not
"Sport DLX" clearly visible on the top tube!
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I figured that at this level, with the three main tubes
apparently CrMo, the Clic would have to be a late model as
earlier versions would more likely have Hi-Ten tubing.
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My earlier, undated catalogs don't list a Clic model. They
do list a Sport model but not a Sport DLX. But I do not have
many earlier catalogs.
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Very interesting! The database has one other Clic and it's definitely a 1983 model, being from the first fortnight. Given that there obviously was a 1983 Clic, I'm wondering if the catalog was a 2nd printing, for the a model name change. That would explain the Sport DLX listing with a Clic photo. Changing the text is easy and inexpensive, while a new photo shoot is more time consuming and costly.
As for the DLX, the database has samples going back to 1980, so there is little doubt it existed prior to the Clic. It would appear that WSI changed the name then reverted back to the original. Perhaps sales fell off drastically under the new name?