Centurion Ironman review February 1986 Bicycle Guide - Plus a 2 page advertisement
10-23-11, 04:45 PM
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Centurion Ironman review February 1986 Bicycle Guide - Plus a 2 page advertisement
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Thats my bike, (just a couple sizes bigger). You are so coool, thank you. Am printing right now.
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Very nice indeed. I will read it tomorrow and enjoy it slowly! I'm becoming a Centurion fan!
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That was the exact bike I bought back in '86, and then put up after very few miles (and getting married). It then became the bike that got me back into cycling in 2003.
Funny, I took it in to a LBS to get tuned up and didn't recognize what I was seeing (STI and funny tubes), and the mechanics barely recognized what I had brought in to them.
Funny, I took it in to a LBS to get tuned up and didn't recognize what I was seeing (STI and funny tubes), and the mechanics barely recognized what I had brought in to them.
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Thought I would add a little bit more to this thread.
It was a 3-page ad in Bicycling, Jan 1986.
PDF attached.
It was a 3-page ad in Bicycling, Jan 1986.
PDF attached.
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I think "Mesmerized" would be a more appropriate term to use. 
Best, Ben
Best, Ben
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That's awesome! I absolutely love my '85 Ironman. Wouldn't trade it for anything!
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