Post your Centurion Ironman.. For the love of 80s paint jobs!
#6651
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Picked up a Diamondback last summer. I like the orange version better. Someone here had a white with black smoke that was pretty damn cool
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The tires were old enough to where I can't find a match online ir at least not an exact match. Seems they change things up to keep up,with fads and the like...that's how they stay in the money, (there's a lesson in there I'm not paying attention to ). I really like them, enough to where I'm trying to replace them with same brand. I like tan walls but not on every bike I have but definitely this one.
As I said the tires were old when I got them and I think the 2 mile section of chip seal I have to deal with on my normal route helped them bite the dust. Funny thing, my wife says what's the big deal just ride one of your others. But I dislike having one of my bikes not rode ready, as an added, I don't care for having mismatched tires either...it just irks me.
Oh btw, I replaced the blown tire with another to ride Monday, and on the 2 mile stretch of chip seal, when I had a blow out on the replacement tire . The tire was shot and patched the tube twice and still had another hole, so trashed it too.
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Try a set of Continental Ultra Sport II in 700x25. They're tough and really good for only about $15 each. That's what I've been using on my Ironman for a year. Good on chipsnail too.
I usually run that size 85-90 psi rear, 75 front. So far, so good. This set is more than a year old with plenty of life in them.
They've even been adequate on some crushed limestone gravel paths, when group rides take those. Normally I'd avoid gravel with slick tires.
I put Ultra Sport II 700x23 on the Trekenstein but it's a little more harsh riding on chipsnail pavement.
And they're good on the indoor trainer. The metal roller on the Cycleops doesn't chew them up.
I usually run that size 85-90 psi rear, 75 front. So far, so good. This set is more than a year old with plenty of life in them.
They've even been adequate on some crushed limestone gravel paths, when group rides take those. Normally I'd avoid gravel with slick tires.
I put Ultra Sport II 700x23 on the Trekenstein but it's a little more harsh riding on chipsnail pavement.
And they're good on the indoor trainer. The metal roller on the Cycleops doesn't chew them up.
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Somehow in the span of a year I've got three orange bikes. My MTB was on purpose because I liked the color. My trike was the only thing like that available in my local used market when I was shopping and I didn't care about the color because I don't intend to keep it forever. Now this. If I'd chosen a color to have all my bikes it would have been Toyota Speedway Blue.
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Try a set of Continental Ultra Sport II in 700x25. They're tough and really good for only about $15 each. That's what I've been using on my Ironman for a year. Good on chipsnail too.
I usually run that size 85-90 psi rear, 75 front. So far, so good. This set is more than a year old with plenty of life in them.
They've even been adequate on some crushed limestone gravel paths, when group rides take those. Normally I'd avoid gravel with slick tires.
I put Ultra Sport II 700x23 on the Trekenstein but it's a little more harsh riding on chipsnail pavement.
And they're good on the indoor trainer. The metal roller on the Cycleops doesn't chew them up.
I usually run that size 85-90 psi rear, 75 front. So far, so good. This set is more than a year old with plenty of life in them.
They've even been adequate on some crushed limestone gravel paths, when group rides take those. Normally I'd avoid gravel with slick tires.
I put Ultra Sport II 700x23 on the Trekenstein but it's a little more harsh riding on chipsnail pavement.
And they're good on the indoor trainer. The metal roller on the Cycleops doesn't chew them up.
Bottom line, I'm gonna have to buy some new tires, something I haven't done since 2011.
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Yeah, they'll wear out in a couple thousand miles, but you'll be smiling the whole time.
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I just scored these last night for the "track bike" . No tan walls , ahem . What was I thinking , darn you Jack Daniels .
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Excel Sports has a sale going on...
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Tony , is the classic sew up or clincher sorry I forget . OK I went back a few clicks , you need clinchers .
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So to add it all up for the Classic; Monday gash in tire, then replace tire, then blowout in that tire.
Wednesday on Classic, replaced both tires with my '89 Ironmans tires, then broke spoke.
The disconcerting thing is that the Classic is my favorite and my most reliable....and it will be again.
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@sdn40 that pink Master TG is HOT. I would happily ride one of those. The white/smoke, too.
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In late '89 at the U.S. Triathlon Series Championship, Mike Pigg can be seen riding a Blue and White Diamond Back. I have it on video. I was hoping the DB gad the summertime blues color scheme but as I recall it actually looked more like this (color scheme wise).
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Not original fork or headset. Bike was not wrecked. PO bought it off the bay. Maybe the original headset was prone to failure and different size bearings/races than standard. Who knows?
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Great score. Original headset was difficult, in the least. Couldn't use wrenches, and ball bearings are free range, tons of itty bitty ones. Fork won't detract a bit; that's a Tange chromie, anyway. OEM was sloped crown, all chrome but painted legs. I see no dropoff there. Looks like the owner knew how to build a well-tuned bike, a la the Simplex shifters. Close ratios and Superbe FD/RD. He/She knew what they were doing.
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