Mystery Bike
01-27-15 | 11:18 AM
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Bikes: 1988 Centurion Ironman Dave Scott Expert
Mystery Bike
I picked up this bike last year for 20$ at a tag sale. I put enough into it to make it rideable for the season and it ended up being a terrific bike. Now that winter is upon us i am completely overhauling the bike trying to get it as close to mint as possible. It would really help if i knew what kind of bike it was so i can get the proper decals put on it and so i can pick an appropriate colour.
The pictures of the frame are here https://www.flickr.com/photos/130184...7650092738927/
The bottom of the bottom bracket is marked - N8N5770
the from tube is marked - TANGE - 8H MADE IN JAPAN
Not pictured is the complete Suntour GPX group set, levin tange headset, winpista kusuki bars, and laprade seat post.
The date codes of the components range EF-EI ( so summer of 1988) which matches the date of the forks - 8H
Any help is greatly appreciated!!
The pictures of the frame are here https://www.flickr.com/photos/130184...7650092738927/
The bottom of the bottom bracket is marked - N8N5770
the from tube is marked - TANGE - 8H MADE IN JAPAN
Not pictured is the complete Suntour GPX group set, levin tange headset, winpista kusuki bars, and laprade seat post.
The date codes of the components range EF-EI ( so summer of 1988) which matches the date of the forks - 8H
Any help is greatly appreciated!!
01-28-15 | 07:33 PM
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From: Rupert's Land
Bikes: 1981 Raleigh GP, 1985 Norco Bush Pilot, . . .
Except for the paint job, Centurion Dave Scott Ironman Expert. From the serial number 1988 or 1989.
The serial number is a match for late 1980s Centurions.
Twenty dollars? I still waiting for a deal like that.
The serial number is a match for late 1980s Centurions.
Twenty dollars? I still waiting for a deal like that.
01-28-15 | 08:49 PM
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Wow thanks you! I was beginning to think that this was a lost cause. I have soon some looking around and i definitely agree. Looking at the original paint job it matches what i found inside the frame ( white inside of the bottom bracket and light blue under the crown race.
From looking around i see that this is a pretty well regarded bike, what might one go for these days?
And one question that i could not find an answer to was what is the difference between the 'expert' and the 'master' models? Everything i found went as far as to say that the frames were the same but didn't go any further than that.
From looking around i see that this is a pretty well regarded bike, what might one go for these days?
And one question that i could not find an answer to was what is the difference between the 'expert' and the 'master' models? Everything i found went as far as to say that the frames were the same but didn't go any further than that.
01-28-15 | 09:47 PM
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Bikes: 64 Schwinn Varsity in Coppertone, 74 Raleigh Super Course MKII, 72 Mercier 300, 71 Atala Gran Prix, 2002 Trek 1200 and approximately 25 others I'm too lazy to list - of which 15 of those, are Varsity's (my fav)
Just took a black Centurion in today at the bike shop. 
01-28-15 | 10:35 PM
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Bikes: 1988 Centurion Ironman Dave Scott Expert
you have no idea how thrilled i am to finally know what kind of bike i have. Ive spent hours upon hours looking at photos of older bikes to find a match, No that know what it is I'm thinking of finishing it up like this https://flic.kr/p/8tb24D except a dark metallic blue instead of the red. any thoughts?
01-28-15 | 10:52 PM
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Bikes: 1959 Capo Modell Campagnolo; 1960 Capo Sieger (2); 1962 Carlton Franco Suisse; 1970 Peugeot UO-8; 1982 Bianchi Campione d'Italia; 1988 Schwinn Project KOM-10;
Those are nice bikes. My younger son paid a lot more than you did.
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Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
"Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." --Theodore Roosevelt
Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
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