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Forum: Classic and Vintage Bicycles: Whats it Worth? Appraisals.
10-16-16, 11:56 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 3,138
Posted By A.Winthrop

Centurion...

Hi,

Single color throughout suggests '85 model. Google "Centurion: An Introduction" for more on color schemes. I should know this but haven't been paying attention for awhile. In Singapore at the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-06-15, 08:20 AM
Replies: 122
Views: 10,766
Posted By A.Winthrop

Reconned Route to Rudi's

Like most of us Central NJ C&Vers, I have few miles to my
credit this winter. I was bikeless in Singapore from mid-
November to mid-January and then came home to the snow, ice,
salt that kept most...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-27-14, 08:31 AM
Replies: 55
Views: 12,151
Posted By A.Winthrop

Boxer briefs...

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Hi R'Tunes,
.
A year ago, I got a mile out on my daily ride before I realized
I was wearing only my grey boxer briefs. Had forgotten to
slip my grey shorts on over them. Alas and alack, no...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-23-14, 12:04 PM
Replies: 130
Views: 31,335
Posted By A.Winthrop

NOS/NIB 1981 Centurion Elite

Not high-end, even for a Centurion, but it's TALL and it's
brand spanking new! Have a look here:
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http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/bid/4481077781.html
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Decent CroMo frame, though not Tange's...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-17-14, 02:44 PM
Replies: 130
Views: 31,335
Posted By A.Winthrop

Fuji America, 1981

I'm 6'4" and this bike is my largest at 25.25", center to top. Good fit for me. Nice for longer rides but as one BFer I ride with suggested, a bit "truckish" at 24lbs.
.
Its frame is "Fuji 331"...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-25-14, 12:09 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,696
Posted By A.Winthrop

Kiwi Shoe Polish

A Fujita Professional F-17 (yes, an unabashed knock-off of
the Brooks Professional B-17 and just about as nice too) came
stock on my all-original and rarely ridden '81 Fuji America
touring bike....
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-01-14, 02:55 PM
Replies: 103
Views: 10,032
Posted By A.Winthrop

T-Mar

Yep, it was T-Mar who got started the Centurion Serial Number
Database here after I asked him to date my second Centurion
(my first was a Cinelli Equipe Centurion and they are not
numbered). That...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-01-14, 02:36 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 1,003
Posted By A.Winthrop

Gung Hei Fat Choy to All Too!

I cycled around Chinese dissident sculptor Ai Weiwei's
12 zodiac animal heads, all lined up in front of Princeton
University's Robertson Hall, this morning. I paid defference
to the horse, of...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
01-18-14, 10:41 AM
Replies: 118
Views: 22,504
Posted By A.Winthrop

I mix mineral oil to synthetic 30 weight motor...

I mix mineral oil to synthetic 30 weight motor oil 5:1 rather
than 7:1 as often recommended. I mix in an old Helmen's
mayonaise jar and then transfer to one of my daughter's large
plastic,...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-17-13, 11:46 AM
Replies: 97
Views: 53,565
Posted By A.Winthrop

Ironman: "custom mix" Tange1/2

.
Ironman series ("Master" and "Expert") frames are actually a
"custom mix" of Tange #1 (http://www.bikeforums.net/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=1) and slightly heavier Tange #2...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-14-13, 01:05 PM
Replies: 116
Views: 14,189
Posted By A.Winthrop

Shimano 600EX (XX-6207 group)

I've got the Shimano 600EX group, including that group's
friction shifters, on two '84 Centurion Comp TAs and I have
no other shifters, friction or indexed, downtube or barends,
that I like...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
09-09-13, 07:03 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,463
Posted By A.Winthrop

Giro Indicator...

Hello,
.
I just bought a Giro "Indicator" too. Bought it from a lovely
blonde woman a third my age. She bought it a few months ago
but couldn't ride because her condo board doesn't allow bikes,...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-20-13, 09:53 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,106
Posted By A.Winthrop

Elite tubing...

My circa '79 catalog has a Super Elite listing, number 3 in
the lineup after the Semi_Pro and Pro_Tour models. Its
frame and fork are all Tange Champion CrMo but it doesn't
specify Number 1 or...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-21-13, 11:02 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 2,166
Posted By A.Winthrop

Parting out an Herse bike...

.
I'm not sure the usual discomfort with parting out an Herse
bike... ie. stripping the frame of OEM parts... is quite the
same as for a mass produced bike. Herse not only built his
frames to...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-20-13, 09:59 AM
Replies: 49
Views: 3,941
Posted By A.Winthrop

Doesn't everybody?

Cinelli Equipe Centurion = "Enigma" because no one knows
whether it's a Cinelli, a Centurion, both or none of the above.
.
Centurion Comp TA (metallic silver/black; black Modolo brakes) =...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-19-13, 10:26 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 6,371
Posted By A.Winthrop

Camano Island, he said

Hi,
.
It was Camano Island where lived the previous owner of my
'82 Fuji America. And yes, it is in the words of BF's
JunkYardBike "a little truckish" at 24lbs, sans racks. I
used to be 215lbs...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-18-13, 09:26 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 3,579
Posted By A.Winthrop

'87 IMan with GPX?

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I'm shocked and dismayed that Marine Recon R'Tunes doesn't
know that GPX came only on the '89 Expert, not the '87, which
boasted Shimano 105. Must be getting old, that JarHead.
.
And I know...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-17-13, 10:50 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 6,371
Posted By A.Winthrop

GyroMaster

.
Thanks. I'll have a look. I also found a little by running
a search in the Mechanic's Forum.
.
Note you're from Seattle. My Fuji's previous owner lives on
an island there. US$300, including...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-17-13, 09:12 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 6,371
Posted By A.Winthrop

GyroMaster servicing...

These hubs are OEM to my '82 Fuji America, which was(is) as
close to perfect as any C&V I've bought over a decade. The
GyroMasters spun smooth as silk and still do and so I've
done nothing with...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-15-13, 01:08 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 3,923
Posted By A.Winthrop

Turbo envy but...

I long ago gave up trying to find a late-model Turbo ('83 or
'84, the last year for that model) that was in my size (62cm)
and in nice, OEM condition. But for those of you out there
want but can't...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-04-13, 08:13 AM
Replies: 46
Views: 5,026
Posted By A.Winthrop

Clips & Straps

Modern peds are surely more efficient than clips & straps
but I like being able to walk like a human rather than like
a duck so I wear indoor soccar shoes with clips & straps rather
than the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-04-13, 07:57 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,651
Posted By A.Winthrop

Maybe late '70s

I don't have my Centurian catalogues handy now but I believe
the Super LeMans was more a late '70s than and '80s model. If
so, it would as likely be 10-spd than 12-spd and more
likely to have...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-17-10, 02:19 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 4,556
Posted By A.Winthrop

. . OK. I'll start it off with a note to Jim...

.
.
OK. I'll start it off with a note to Jim (JLH529):
.
.
.
It is you, proving to all who reads this thread
that you are just what others who have bought from you on
eBay have said about...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
05-03-10, 05:03 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,115
Posted By A.Winthrop

Medai Floor Pump Parts Source?

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Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-03-10, 02:36 PM
Replies: 151
Views: 13,507
Posted By A.Winthrop

. ... and then there's the option of buying an...

.
... and then there's the option of buying an entire, all-
CrMo lugged steel frame/fork with Shimano 600EX or 105
components made in the mid-'80s in Japan for $200-$250 shipped
on eBay.
.
I've...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-01-10, 07:43 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,254
Posted By A.Winthrop

Top 10 C&V April Fools Jokes

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Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-27-10, 08:28 AM
Replies: 55
Views: 3,550
Posted By A.Winthrop

. +1... Like RobbieTunes, I've had a lot of...

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+1... Like RobbieTunes, I've had a lot of experience with
mid-'80s Centurions over the last seven years now and they
are a good choice. I would recommend any of the Ironman
models (1985-1989)....
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-19-09, 12:53 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 3,483
Posted By A.Winthrop

. ... and it works fine with my Lynx,...

.
... and it works fine with my Lynx, text-only, Web browser
on dialup with my C&V (1996) Toshiba 500CDT laptop (144mb
RAM; 1.7 gb HD). :-)
.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-20-09, 07:45 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,512
Posted By A.Winthrop

1984 "Bernard Hinault" Turbo Saddle: RIP?

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Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
07-22-09, 05:19 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 938
Posted By A.Winthrop

Yet More on WD-40 - RIP

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Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-02-09, 12:19 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 702
Posted By A.Winthrop

Tange Cup\Cone Bottom Bracket Threading

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Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
04-27-09, 06:50 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 529
Posted By A.Winthrop

Rim-side inner-tube patching?

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Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-18-09, 01:17 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 865
Posted By A.Winthrop

Super 1980s Rear Derailleur Website

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Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-20-08, 10:31 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 3,141
Posted By A.Winthrop

. +1... I quit my LBS because he and his...

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+1... I quit my LBS because he and his mechanic were not only
incompetent but were deliberate cheats. They pushed me into
doing all my own work and I will be forever grateful to
them for that...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-26-08, 08:47 AM
Replies: 7,742
Views: 584,442
Posted By A.Winthrop

Cinelli Equipe (Centurion) - CL Portland

Hi,
.
A Cinelli Equipe Centurion is up for grabs on Portland's
CL. It is a repaint with only Cinelli decals, not the co-
branded Cinelli\Centurion decal set that was original to
this bike....
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-27-08, 08:36 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 3,724
Posted By A.Winthrop

. Hi, . So true in my college town as well....

.
Hi,
.
So true in my college town as well. The week after graduation,
campus security tags every bike in campus racks with a notice
saying the bike will be assumed abandoned in 30 days if the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-25-08, 07:28 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 4,588
Posted By A.Winthrop

. ... Maybe so if this article portends a C&V...

.
... Maybe so if this article portends a C&V bike boom as
well as a boom in modern bike sales:
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http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0825/p01s01-usec.htm
.
But that's not such a bad thing if you...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-22-08, 10:18 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 4,588
Posted By A.Winthrop

Hi, . ... and more from the NYTimes this...

Hi,
.
... and more from the NYTimes this morning, this time from
their "International News" section. What an upgrade from
"Fashion & Style." You must have all sent them "rockets"
and they got...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
08-20-08, 06:51 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 485
Posted By A.Winthrop

Hi, . TireAlert.com will fix your flatted...

Hi,
.
TireAlert.com will fix your flatted tubulars for $16 each
and pay for return shipping from Florida. You can also
learn to fix them yourself and that's a good idea if you
get lots of flats....
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
08-16-08, 08:57 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,148
Posted By A.Winthrop

Hi, . I wear all-leather mocs with one-piece,...

Hi,
.
I wear all-leather mocs with one-piece, hard rubber soles\heels
with my mid-80s steel toe clips. These are mocs I previously
wore until they were too shabby for street use but still...
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
08-13-08, 02:10 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,057
Posted By A.Winthrop

Hi BananaTugger, . Thanks MUCH for taking the...

Hi BananaTugger,
.
Thanks MUCH for taking the time to answer my questions in
such detail. It is all very interesting to me as I live in
the delightful but unenlightened past of the '60s, '70s and...
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