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Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-26-22, 12:31 PM
Replies: 10,541
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Posted By T-Mar

This possibility uses a month sequence of A, B,...

This possibility uses a month sequence of A, B, D,E,G, H, K, L, M, N, P, S. It appears to have originated with Raleigh in the early 1970s and may be the basis for some other formats, including...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-26-22, 08:19 AM
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Views: 1,552,282
Posted By T-Mar

There's a 3rd possible interpretation, that...

There's a 3rd possible interpretation, that places L as being August. That's right in the gray transition period where it could be either a 1987 or 1988 model. Regardless, the purple smoke paint...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-03-22, 07:59 AM
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Posted By T-Mar

I'd have to see the bicycles in questions to be...

I'd have to see the bicycles in questions to be postive but I believe the the change in head tube length that you've noticed is associated with the move from traditonal fork crowns to Unicrowns. On...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-24-18, 05:45 AM
Replies: 10,541
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Posted By T-Mar

Sunrace freewheels are manufactured to SIS...

Sunrace freewheels are manufactured to SIS standards,with equal spacing between the cogs. Accushift 7 speed freewheels have 4 cogs spaced the same as SIS while the spacing for the remainder are 0.2mm...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-14-18, 08:35 AM
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Posted By T-Mar

SunTour continued to offer GPX in 1990 & 1991....

SunTour continued to offer GPX in 1990 & 1991. Both years had freehub and Command Shifter options. It didn't sell well and WSI under its new ownership went 100% Shimano, but it was available.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-06-17, 06:16 AM
Replies: 10,541
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Posted By T-Mar

I may not be quite as old as you but I'm old...

I may not be quite as old as you but I'm old enough to have the original hit recording of your BF ID, made by Lavern Baker for Atlantic records.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-24-17, 08:01 PM
Replies: 10,541
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Posted By T-Mar

This is why I don't own a Centurion Ironman Dave...

This is why I don't own a Centurion Ironman Dave Scott. I'm holding out for the Tony Stark edition.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-24-17, 08:31 AM
Replies: 10,541
Views: 1,552,282
Posted By T-Mar

OK, somebody had to do it... Ironman Mk 33,...

OK, somebody had to do it... Ironman Mk 33, Silver Centurion. :D
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-26-17, 06:29 PM
Replies: 10,541
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Posted By T-Mar

Canklecat, I had a same vintage SunTour XCM...

Canklecat,

I had a same vintage SunTour XCM (09/89) where the cage was bound tight and would not rotate without force. Spring tension was adjusted via four mounting holes, two on the cage plate...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-18-17, 07:07 AM
Replies: 10,541
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Posted By T-Mar

Matt, Western States Imports owned the Centurion...

Matt, Western States Imports owned the Centurion trademark in the USA but failed to register it elsewhere. Consequently, other companies were allowed to market Centurion bicycles elsewhere. The...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-08-17, 06:18 AM
Replies: 10,541
Views: 1,552,282
Posted By T-Mar

A handful of Ironman Carbon have surfaced and...

A handful of Ironman Carbon have surfaced and they have all been 1988 models based on the serial number. The serial number format is yy?xxxx, where yy is the year and ? is an alpha character and xxxx...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-29-16, 12:58 PM
Replies: 10,541
Views: 1,552,282
Posted By T-Mar

Correct, the Master if the higher of the two. It...

Correct, the Master if the higher of the two. It used Shimano New 600EX (1987) and Shimano 600 Ultegra (1988-1989). The Expert used Shimano New 105 (1987-1988) and SunTour GPX (1989). There was also...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-22-16, 08:38 AM
Replies: 10,541
Views: 1,552,282
Posted By T-Mar

I've seen Novara Trionfo in this colour scheme...

I've seen Novara Trionfo in this colour scheme equipped with Shimano New 105, Shimano New 600EX and even Shimano New Dura-Ace! Like Centurion, I've seen Novara from various contract manufacturers and...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-20-16, 11:36 AM
Replies: 10,541
Views: 1,552,282
Posted By T-Mar

[QUOTE=texaspandj;18551134]...Don't you have 2 or...

[QUOTE=texaspandj;18551134]...Don't you have 2 or 3 56cm you could sell him?.../QUOTE]

He owes me one, first....:roflmao2:
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-12-16, 01:32 PM
Replies: 10,541
Views: 1,552,282
Posted By T-Mar

I think part of the confusion lies in the fact...

I think part of the confusion lies in the fact that the 1984 catalog lists both 27" & 700c for the Comp TA. However, if you look at geometry you'll see that it is essential the same as the Turbo. It...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-12-16, 07:55 AM
Replies: 10,541
Views: 1,552,282
Posted By T-Mar

The Comp T/A was designed around 700C wheels.

The Comp T/A was designed around 700C wheels.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-22-16, 07:35 AM
Replies: 10,541
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Posted By T-Mar

H = number of spoke holes. Thus 24H is a 24...

H = number of spoke holes. Thus 24H is a 24 spoke wheel and 28H is a 28 is spoke wheel. There was also a Centurion track bicycle circa 1989.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-14-16, 04:01 PM
Replies: 10,541
Views: 1,552,282
Posted By T-Mar

Prestige was thinner than Tange #1...

Prestige was thinner than Tange #1 (http://www.bikeforums.net/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=1) and also heated treated so increase strenght, so the SLX vs. SL comparison isn't very...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-10-16, 12:37 PM
Replies: 10,541
Views: 1,552,282
Posted By T-Mar

Miami Vice debuted in 1984 and within a year many...

Miami Vice debuted in 1984 and within a year many bicycle manufacturers focused on the new colour trends popularized by the show. The term 'Miami Vice" was being used to describe bicycle colours as...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-01-16, 07:59 AM
Replies: 10,541
Views: 1,552,282
Posted By T-Mar

Correct, the rear derailleur is not the original...

Correct, the rear derailleur is not the original New 105 model, which had black parallelogram arms. The saddle is another obvious replacement.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-30-12, 12:06 PM
Replies: 10,541
Views: 1,552,282
Posted By T-Mar

According to the specs, the change to the 1985...

According to the specs, the change to the 1985 Ironman also resulted in revised geometry with steeper angles and an increase in fork rake and wheelbase.

That pictured Ironman looks like the fork...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-30-12, 11:25 AM
Replies: 10,541
Views: 1,552,282
Posted By T-Mar

The advertised top tube length on a 52cm, 1985...

The advertised top tube length on a 52cm, 1985 Ironman was 21"/533mm ctc. The 1985 model was advertised in imperial measurements but the available frame sizes were roughly 50, 52, 54, 56, 58, 60 and...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-30-12, 08:26 AM
Replies: 10,541
Views: 1,552,282
Posted By T-Mar

The infringed party was B.F. Goodrich, not...

The infringed party was B.F. Goodrich, not Goodyear.
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