Originally Posted by old and new (Post 10061305)

81 ,82, 83, 84 ... some of which used Superbe. Not the crank though, they used Suginos. Looks like a Superbe crank, you indicate that it is. Serial # will help provide the frame's birthday. Pro Models has that color scheme through 1984. A great many Pros were sold as frames, the owner or shop built the bikes.
These four years had exact same frames. The OE group on complete bikes were similar. Non were spec'd with Superbe cranks.

Originally Posted by old and new (Post 10061459)

serial # can be crunched if you can provide. There may be access to the Miyata ser. # dats base. The forum's kinda funky the past couple days so if it fails you... post the #. Other hints and analysis can narrow it down more.
Just spotted the Sugino. The crank and bike could be an '83 or 4, not '82. Again, the # if.
I don't think it matters so much. Still one of the best ever made in the early half of the '80s.
Craven has one of the other best. Very simuilar, his edges yours out on paper. I would prefer either.

Just recently, just here at BF, a member stated that Sugino made Superbe Cranks, here it is...
I don't know what you paid for it Mister, that too matters little.... WONDERFULL bike.

Originally Posted by CravenMoarhead (Post 10061965)

The derailleurs look like superbe as do the shifters.

Originally Posted by A.Winthrop (Post 10066001)

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And why am I reading a Miyata thread? I'm looking at a
pristine, late '80s Five Twelve on my local CL. A neighbor
is looking for a road bike and it is her size.
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Originally Posted by A.Winthrop (Post 10066001)

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Centurion Comp TA? Nice bike, isn't it. They were made in
1984 only, morphing into the Ironman Dave Scott for 1985
and beyond. I'm still trying to figure out if the Comp TA
model is my favorite or if the '86 Ironman DS is the nicest
of the two. I'm now leaning back toward the Comp TA. I've
got two, one in each color offered. Most I've seen are the
deep red with the silver head tube. I've only seen two or
three in six years in the rich "titanium silver" with the
black head tube. In fact, I've only seen a dozen or so
Comp TAs on eBay (non on CL) since I started looking for
them in 2003 after reading the late Sheldon Brown's endorsement.
He was right about them, as usual.
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If you haven't already done so, have a look at:
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www.sheldonbrown.com/centurion
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At the end of the article there are scans of the 1984
Centurion catalog which includes pics and full specs of
the Comp TA. Among the scans are comparative geometry charts
and tubing weight information and info on Centurion's nice
paintwork, et al.
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And why am I reading a Miyata thread? I'm looking at a
pristine, late '80s Five Twelve on my local CL. A neighbor
is looking for a road bike and it is her size.
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Originally Posted by Zaphod Beeblebrox (Post 10061416)

You are very close with the year, I've got an '84 Team Miyata with the same color scheme. Great Bike. How's it ride? I haven't had the pleasure of riding mine yet (bought it as a bare frame)