Centurion Serial Number Database
10-03-12, 07:11 AM
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Wait a cotton-pickin-minute here!
Are you looking/waiting for a black or the marble white? I am in line for a black 60 to 63? Robbie has already set me up super, super, super and more super good wtih marble white, in Expert and Master, so I am good there, but the black, I get dizzy just thinking about one!! 
10-03-12, 02:57 PM
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10-03-12, 07:51 PM
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Hello all, this is my first post 
I had been on the hunt for a a vintage women's road bike for quite some time. I wanted something that needed restoration, so I could have a project. (I have minimal experience working on bikes, but hope to learn by jumping in, 
I have worked as a motorcycle mechanic so I am mechanically inclined) Boy did I ever find one! Im looking for ANY info anyone can give me on this bike. Im guessing it is a 1970s model, it is a Centurion. Number on the frame reads (I think) GA B9479895D. It has the Centurion badge and logo. It has Suntour gearing and Dia-Compe brakes. The rims are 27x11/4 but are different. One is a dunlop that reads "11/4 dunlop 27x11/4 e a made in England" the other is a Weinmann reading "Weinmann 27x11/4 made in Belgium" I have a bunch of pictures of it at https://s49.photobucket.com/albums/f2...e%20Centurion/
I would really appreciate any information. Thanks in advance!
I had been on the hunt for a a vintage women's road bike for quite some time. I wanted something that needed restoration, so I could have a project. (I have minimal experience working on bikes, but hope to learn by jumping in, I would really appreciate any information. Thanks in advance!
10-04-12, 04:26 AM
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Probably an early Lemans. Can easily be upgraded, made lighter, and ridden in the Tour de France, but most likely a really fun bike that can be run with the drops, run with upright or flat bars, and for mostly just the cost of elbow grease and maintenance. It's a Centurion, so you win.
Welcome to the forum.
Welcome to the forum.
10-04-12, 07:23 AM
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Typically, the LeMans used slightly upscale derailleurs. The presence of the GT rear derailleur and Spirt front derailleur suggest the entry level Centurion Sport. The cotterless crankset versus a steel, cottered crankset indicates late 1970s. That's yet another new serial number format, so it's no help. If the OP wishs to narrow down the age further, he can investigate component date codes using the information on the components page of the Vintage-Trek website. I'd be interested in what turns up.
10-04-12, 11:51 AM
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Thank you so much for the info guys! I checked the Vintage Trek site, and my rear derailleur is marked PD meaning it was made April of 1973? Im guessing that means this is a 1973-1974? Is there any reference of what models were produced in what years? Again, thanks so much for helping a newbie out!
10-05-12, 07:23 AM
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Thank you so much for the info guys! I checked the Vintage Trek site, and my rear derailleur is marked PD meaning it was made April of 1973? Im guessing that means this is a 1973-1974? Is there any reference of what models were produced in what years? Again, thanks so much for helping a newbie out!
10-06-12, 02:17 PM
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New b here. 'Just found this forum today. I have a 1977 Centurion Pro with the serial number hard to read beacuse of crazy cutouts in the bottom bracket housing. I can read all but the second number or letter. It is M7?02018. I've been looking for literature or pictures of this bike so I can restore it to it's original condition.
It may be old but it still is a great ride.
Pretty sure that number is: M7A02018.
It may be old but it still is a great ride.
Pretty sure that number is: M7A02018.
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10-06-12, 03:19 PM
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Just to add one bit of data...
My Centurion Professional, which I believe to be a 1978, based on that date appearing on the hubs, has a serial number of:
M7070019
Pictures are at:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/4382835...7604257636170/
It's a lovely bike... rides great, looks really sharp. Very Cinelli-esque.
Tim
My Centurion Professional, which I believe to be a 1978, based on that date appearing on the hubs, has a serial number of:
M7070019
Pictures are at:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/4382835...7604257636170/
It's a lovely bike... rides great, looks really sharp. Very Cinelli-esque.
Tim
10-07-12, 04:22 PM
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Could that be a knockoff? Centurion is spelled wrong...
10-08-12, 11:12 AM
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Yes, it's definitely from the 1970s and the best candidate is a LeMans. Unfortunately, I can't tell you the exact year, as I've been unable to collect sufficient data on the Centurion from this period. However, the headbadge indicates pre-1979. The graphics are typical of the mid-1970s and the code on that front derailleur dates it to June 1974. Of course, that assumes the derailleur is original. Dia-Compe centre pull brakes, SunTour VGT rear derailleur and Shimano Tourney crankset were OEM on circa 1975 LeMans. The Huret downtube shifters are obvious replacemnt (OEM would have been SunTour stem shifters) and I suspect the wheels are too.
10-08-12, 05:46 PM
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Well, the sloped fork crown rules that out, which means, with the 600EX, it could be an '85 or an '86 with newer brake levers. The front wheel could easily be the '86's coppery Araya's. The only Master with 600EX was the '87 and that had the unicrown. But yeah, I'd ride it. Kudo's to the owner for making the effort.....
Centurion of the Month, IMO. I sure hope people can recognize the Cinelli influence there.....
Centurion of the Month, IMO. I sure hope people can recognize the Cinelli influence there.....
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10-08-12, 06:30 PM
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Thanks for "fixing" the pics. Very new at this. But I was there when my younger brother bought this bike. (So I'm old) 'Just got off her after a great 16 mile ride on the Soos Creek Trail.
I may even have to ride this one as much as my '89 Klein.
I may even have to ride this one as much as my '89 Klein.
10-09-12, 07:24 AM
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Another "Centurian". I don't know how many times I've seen Centurion spelled this way (i.e. incorrectly, with an "a" instead of an "o") in this thread, but this is the first time it's turned up on a decal! Plus the Dave Sscott signature should appear after the Ironman logo, the fonts are wrong, etc, etc. Obviously a repaint with home made decals. Still, it could be a legit but repainted 1987.
10-09-12, 12:59 PM
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