Post your Centurion Ironman.. For the love of 80s paint jobs!
02-27-19, 08:46 PM
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BITD, one of the first things we did was reverse the cable mounting bolt on the RD so the nut was outside and the bolt was flush on the inside. Much easier to mount and tighten your TD cable that way.
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02-27-19, 09:18 PM
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Yes ! @rccardr it is super engineered Dura Ace , I think they call it the 7401 , I could be wrong . Funny story , my beloved Nishiki Altron with said 7401 Dura Ace (I think) rear derailleur that shifted like butter , I traded it for a POS Celest Green Bi-an-kee in a whirlwind moment and now I'm in over my head with a stuck BB and seat post , but that's my personal problem and I'm working on it . It's a two step process . Ahem . OK , from EBay , I found one of the 7401 nuts , I think I can make it work on my 7400 that is on my Comp TA .
I think 7401 derailleur on the Ex Nishiki
IMG_0014 by mark westi, on Flickr
7400 (I think) too much windage derailleur
IMG_0134 by mark westi, on Flickr
I think 7401 derailleur on the Ex Nishiki
IMG_0014 by mark westi, on Flickr
7400 (I think) too much windage derailleur
IMG_0134 by mark westi, on Flickr
02-28-19, 01:09 AM
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02-28-19, 11:14 AM
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Smoke on the water , friendly price , extra long stem for a 56 .
https://orangecounty.craigslist.org/...829456955.html
https://orangecounty.craigslist.org/...829456955.html
02-28-19, 11:41 PM
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Good deal. That stem though... hurts my neck just to look at it.
03-02-19, 08:19 AM
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Finally posting so I can be subscribed to this.
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The enthusiasm on this thread is infectious. Now I am semi seriously looking for an IronMan....
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03-02-19, 01:37 PM
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03-02-19, 03:09 PM
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03-02-19, 03:16 PM
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Tange sticker missing
I have noticed my 88 Master purple haze doesn't have the Tange #1 sticker that all the other Ironman bikes seem to have. Did they run out of stickers that day? Did mine fall in the floor and get swept up at the end of the shift? Did the worker take it home to put in his scrapbook? Is my bike made out of something else? Inquiring minds want to know...
03-02-19, 05:13 PM
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I have noticed my 88 Master purple haze doesn't have the Tange #1 sticker that all the other Ironman bikes seem to have. Did they run out of stickers that day? Did mine fall in the floor and get swept up at the end of the shift? Did the worker take it home to put in his scrapbook? Is my bike made out of something else? Inquiring minds want to know...
Most likely, a frame pump tore it up and a previous owner may have removed it and re-cleared or something.
Or, they just forgot. It was 1987. Columbian gold was, like $50/oz....
I dunno, though, Japan was hard-core if you got caught. Very very.
03-02-19, 06:23 PM
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It's a fake. Someone built a Columbus SLX frame and wanted it to be an Ironman.
Most likely, a frame pump tore it up and a previous owner may have removed it and re-cleared or something.
Or, they just forgot. It was 1987. Columbian gold was, like $50/oz....
I dunno, though, Japan was hard-core if you got caught. Very very.
Most likely, a frame pump tore it up and a previous owner may have removed it and re-cleared or something.
Or, they just forgot. It was 1987. Columbian gold was, like $50/oz....
I dunno, though, Japan was hard-core if you got caught. Very very.
03-02-19, 10:45 PM
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What size is this? I have one. My wife has one. My son has one. My daughter needs one. This might still be available when I drive up next month for Eroica CA. If it is a 50 by the IM method, what is the top tube CTC?
03-02-19, 11:14 PM
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I know the 52 doesn't have a pump peg but the 54 does so its a 52 or smaller. The black 89 we are redoing was supposed to be a 50 but it measures 52. Its just nearly too big for my granddaughter. Its 53 cm from center of the head tube to center of seat tube.
03-03-19, 01:49 PM
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Shimano 105 7 speed grope with IRD Compact 50/34t crank.
03-04-19, 06:35 PM
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03-04-19, 06:45 PM
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But til he caims them I'm using on my new beater. 
03-04-19, 07:07 PM
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