1974 Centurion le Mans
04-18-21, 08:42 AM
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1974 Centurion le Mans
I have the much-weathered and patinated frame form a 1974 Centurion le Mans, dated by the ever-helpful T-Mar. Shown disassembled but comes with BB bearings spindle, headrace bearings and locknut, all in surprisingly good condition, and the little brazed-on lugs are all there and unmolested. The chrome socks are just about perfect. Stickers show "Designed by Mitchel" (the co-founder of Centurion) and that for a bike shop in San Francisco. I am passing this on as I do not want to stop it from becoming a bike again, also it was admired for is patina (not my cup of tea, though . . .)
I paid $20 and want nothing more for it. If you can use it, get in touch, it's yours. I am in Phoenix, AZ, and would be prepared to box it up and dispatch it, buyer would pay shipping.
Make me a bike again!
I paid $20 and want nothing more for it. If you can use it, get in touch, it's yours. I am in Phoenix, AZ, and would be prepared to box it up and dispatch it, buyer would pay shipping.
Make me a bike again!
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04-18-21, 09:27 AM
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I have the much-weathered and patinated frame form a 1974 Centurion Super le Mans, dated by the ever-helpful T-Mar. Shown disassembled but comes with BB bearings spindle, headrace bearings and locknut, all in surprisingly good condition, and the little brazed-on lugs are all there and unmolested. The chrome socks are just about perfect. Stickers show "Designed by Mitchel" (the co-founder of Centurion) and that for a bike shop in San Francisco. I am passing this on as I do not want to stop it from becoming a bike again, also it was admired for is patina (not my cup of tea, though . . .)
I paid $20 and want nothing more for it. If you can use it, get in touch, it's yours. I am in Phoenix, AZ, and would be prepared to box it up and dispatch it, buyer would pay shipping.
Make me a bike again!
I paid $20 and want nothing more for it. If you can use it, get in touch, it's yours. I am in Phoenix, AZ, and would be prepared to box it up and dispatch it, buyer would pay shipping.
Make me a bike again!
04-18-21, 10:49 AM
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04-18-21, 10:54 AM
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Great! It's a 23"/58 cm C-T BTW. And thanks to Unca Sam to remind me to add that important piece of information.
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04-18-21, 11:31 AM
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More . . .
Here are some more photos. BTW, I forgot, it came with wheels - Sunshine 5435 wide-flange alloy, not bent, etc. They are mounted on the original chrome-plated steel rims which are in very good shape. One nipple is broken, everything else is there and intact. At your option I can include the complete wheels, or just the hubs.
Also BTW, Mitchell was Mitchell (Mitch) M. Weiner, co-founder of Centurion in 1969.
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Nice chrome socks . . .
Also BTW, Mitchell was Mitchell (Mitch) M. Weiner, co-founder of Centurion in 1969.
Fabrication Garantie?
Nice chrome socks . . .
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04-18-21, 11:34 AM
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I’m super excited. I’ll send another pm in respons to your question.
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04-18-21, 01:31 PM
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And more . . .
Here are some more photos, the headstock and original sticker from Berkeley Cyclery:
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04-22-21, 01:29 PM
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A shipping company . . .
In case this is of assistance to my fellow Bike Forum colleagues, I was recommended an outfit called "Shipnex", a shipping aggregator who seemed to offer pretty good pricing shipping bike bits. Below is a screenshot from their website showing $40 to send 25 pounds from AZ to IL. I have not used them but I understand that the approach is for the sender to send the recipient package weight and dimension details, the recipient opens an account with Shipnex and pays, sends the link to the label to the sender, and the sender takes it to wherever Shipnex have made an arrangement, usually FedEx, USPS, etc.
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