It took over 22 days, but had it built in a few hours. Need some hoods and possibly a brown avocet saddle instead of the black. Rode it on thanksgiving after eating, and it is a great frame for a heavy guy. Realy short top tube, but it handles very well. This will be ridden with groups on all but the fastest rides. Seems very comfortable, if I could pound out thirty miles with nine pieces of pie on top of a huge dinner sloshing in the gut on this thing, then I look forward to trying a few centurys.

I used all parts from my pile, so I am out only the 160 for the frame and shipping, but will get a better chain, the hoods, and might look into some panaracers in 1 1/8. The rear derailer is a shimano light action, will be shopping for something better I think. The leather bar wrap was just some scrap I had. Unfortunatly I found some leather in a burgandy that would match the frame really well the next day, but it will have to wait. It feels great by the way, I see it in the future for all my bikes.

Here is the thread that led me to by this frame. I seriously might order another. https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...nturion-frames

Gorgeous bike, I am a huge fan of Centurions

wow very handsome. love the wrap + frame colors. very unique.

People who waffled on buying one of those may regret it. Killer build.

Love the pinstriping. Nice buildup!

Very nice. What model is your frame? This is like a '75-ish vintage, right?

I am going to look like a huge jerk here, but one of my pet peeves is misspelling a bike's name when the name itself is in the pictures of the bike.

Sorry shipwreck, I really do love the bike and the pictures! What bars are those? I love bars with a shallow drop and long sweep.

EDIT: Nevermind, I only breezed over the headshot of the bars. Clearly, either a sakae or nitto rando.

You Are.

All you need to do is click the Black Triangle and report a title typo.

I didn't even know that feature existed. The more you know.

Heck, I can't find a black triangle. I'd like to see Centurion capitalized...
...just sayin.....

That is an Elite

Bottom Left....

I actualy have no idea what bars they are. They have the most pronounced curves I have ever seen, very comfortable. They are older than the bike, and when I can swing it I should get some Nitto bars. They may be the weakest link, but they have been laying about for a long time, had to try them. When I found them they were on a spearpoint GB Hiduminium stem. So they might be pretty old.

The first scratch is going to be really hard to take. I actualy got two compliments on it. But then, most folks are used to seeing me on something that came out of a dumpster and or has that eightys paint.

As to the spelling, that was a bad mistake and I am ashamed, but hey, I was a liberal arts major for a reason. I will be more carefull in the future, thanks for telling me.

It is a plain gauge lower middle offering, I got it because some here were saying that it would be a good frame for a heavy rider, and at 220 pounds that sounded good to me. The seller says its a 1981.

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Good sport. I was bracing myself for taking a well-deserved lashing. I've seen too many craigslist ads for their Fujis as "Fugi".

PS that bike calls for shiny dimpled fenders.

Very nicely done and great photographs! I love those rando bars also, I wonder if they're GB?

Really wanted a vintage looking rig as light as I could get it. I tend to start putting racks and fenders on everything to improve usefullness, like bringing home some grocerys after a ride, no stripe up the back. Then I need to start another rig without all that. Its a cycle.

Were you by any chance riding by the back bay in orange county ca? i think i saw that bike on my ride haha, i was on an '88 Celeste Bianchi wearing a red/white helmet

Exactly the same as my poor old Centurion, even to the bars (I am willing to bet money those are GBs) and the bar-end shifters), except yours has forged dropouts. I really miss that bike. And I've been told Citizen Chain has boxes of these things?

Hmmmm... Mom *did* just ask me what I wanted for Christmas this year....