A gift!
 

I have a friend who fixes bikes and donates them to the homeless and children via his church. I always find bikes at garage sales and give them to him for this purpose. Yesterday he called me and said that he had a nice bike for me. He know I'm crazy about road bikes, and he remembered that I had asked him to keep me in mind if he ever finds any. He called me and said that he had a beautiful Japanese Centurion in excellent condition, and if I wanted it. Of course I was at his house in a Flash! :-) It is definitely a beauty, and it rides like one. Let me know what you think! Thanks for your comments and thoughts, I appreciate it.

Flash

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Gorgeous - and looks almost unused!

That's a real beauty - Darling of the C&V triathlon crowd.

Great find Flash! It's in amazing condition, is that the way you acquired it, or have you cleaned it up?

very sweet

That's very pretty. Tange 1, too.

Sexy! Very sexy!

I think it's the single most beautiful Centurion without a Cinelli BB shell that I've ever seen. I love the yellow/white contrast...80s loud, but attractive.

RFC school of photography :p

Very nice.

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3.../IMG_0028r.jpg

I'm curious about this. I thought the 'Master' & 'Expert' models came with the Mountain bike fork crown(read: later models). I like the brown 600 parts, and that fork crown. In my opinion, the unicrown fork was a bad decision(as far as asthetics).

Robbie should have some words to ad.

Very Nice Bike

Wow! You're going back with a case of beer for him, right?

Looks almost NOS - great color combination (we don't see enough yellow on this forum) and love the lugwork, particularly the seatlug! Does it fit you? If so, what a cool gift...

DD

Great example of "what goes around comes around", the universe has looked kindly on you ;)
Beautiful bike by the way!

Cheers,
Chris

What a great friend! Congrats, it's beautiful. And it has a Bernard Hinault Turbo saddle too.

Hi Chris, yes, that is the way that I aquired it yesterday. All I did was take a damp towel and cleaned it. It appears that it was kept in a garage or an air conditioned storage unit, based on its condition. Thanks again my friend!

Flash

Thanks Drillium! That is what I thought the minute I saw it! :-) It is my size too at 56cm. I don't think I'm going to keep it, as my cycling buddy is salivating over it, and wants it. I have already sold him 5 vintage classics! Is there ever an end to this madness? Wait a minute let me answer that, "No"! :-) Thanks again!

Thanks again to all for your comments and feedback, I sincerely appreciate it!

Flash

SeXXai

Proof that Bike Karma exists.

Good job.

That bike almost looks like it has been in a museum for the past 20 years. I love the colors on it. Take some close ups of the parts too, they look pristine. Unreal.

Beautiful gift!