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Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-27-19, 10:26 PM
Replies: 10,541
Views: 1,547,758
Posted By Loose Chain

I have had a couple of Ironman Centurions, my...

I have had a couple of Ironman Centurions, my wife still has hers. But my Prestige is a keeper. They all should have been really. But the Prestige is special, it feels Italian, quick and stable and...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-10-17, 06:25 PM
Replies: 10,541
Views: 1,547,758
Posted By Loose Chain

Beautiful bike but brifters kill the look and...

Beautiful bike but brifters kill the look and proportions.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-03-17, 06:23 PM
Replies: 10,541
Views: 1,547,758
Posted By Loose Chain

These were all wonderful bicycles but I am still...

These were all wonderful bicycles but I am still trying to figure out what exactly made a crit bike an Ironman other than the decal?

Exhausted from flailing away for a mile in cold saltwater and...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-19-16, 09:44 PM
Replies: 10,541
Views: 1,547,758
Posted By Loose Chain

I have the same Profile stem on my GT. It was a...

I have the same Profile stem on my GT. It was a threaded stem but I wanted the threadless type bars and stems. It is much stiffer with the 26mm clamp than the Nitto or other similar threaded stems...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-25-16, 06:23 PM
Replies: 10,541
Views: 1,547,758
Posted By Loose Chain

What is it about these Centurions, especially the...

What is it about these Centurions, especially the Ironman! Not Italian, not USA or NA, no high end Campy or Dura Ace, yet we love them for some reason. I remember when I first saw one, at a...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-24-16, 05:42 PM
Replies: 10,541
Views: 1,547,758
Posted By Loose Chain

Beautiful 58cm Ironman. The 56 would measure to...

Beautiful 58cm Ironman. The 56 would measure to the top of the seat tube right at 56cm. I sold of three of them because I really much prefer the 56cm size.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-07-16, 02:12 PM
Replies: 10,541
Views: 1,547,758
Posted By Loose Chain

I have that exact bicycle. It is not an Ironman,...

I have that exact bicycle. It is not an Ironman, it is a Prestige. The Prestige is more racy than the Ironman, lighter Tange Prestige tubing and I believe somewhat tighter geometry. I have owned two...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-07-16, 08:40 AM
Replies: 10,541
Views: 1,547,758
Posted By Loose Chain

I still have the Suguino on mine (Centurion...

I still have the Suguino on mine (Centurion Prestige) and my wife's Ironman. I thought if the post was in a frame that fit that when adjusted the flutes would be above the seat tube just as the aero...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-06-16, 11:04 PM
Replies: 10,541
Views: 1,547,758
Posted By Loose Chain

Why do you guys not use the seats posts that came...

Why do you guys not use the seats posts that came with the bikes?
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-03-16, 07:53 PM
Replies: 10,541
Views: 1,547,758
Posted By Loose Chain

Where do you find those yellow saddles? ...

Where do you find those yellow saddles?

Pretty bike, a favorite color(s).

J
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-13-16, 05:43 PM
Replies: 10,541
Views: 1,547,758
Posted By Loose Chain

The bike was a frame I built. The donor bike for...

The bike was a frame I built. The donor bike for the bulk of the components was an Ironman with a damaged top tube. This bike probably originally had 600 on it or Dura Ace. The 105 is fine though I...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-12-16, 09:30 PM
Replies: 10,541
Views: 1,547,758
Posted By Loose Chain

Like the paint and the purple on white. Very much...

Like the paint and the purple on white. Very much like my blue on white Prestige. These are the most under rated bicycles out there. Amazing build quality and uniformity, good components and...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-07-16, 07:58 PM
Replies: 10,541
Views: 1,547,758
Posted By Loose Chain

They take a licking and keep on ticking! ...

They take a licking and keep on ticking!

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b395/JRWJR/bikes/IMG_2130_zpsnu0rgesh.jpg

J
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-27-16, 02:43 PM
Replies: 10,541
Views: 1,547,758
Posted By Loose Chain

Well, it is all in the past now and the sheriff...

Well, it is all in the past now and the sheriff himself told me to lay waste upon them if they are in the road or right away. And I carry now all the time. But, I prefer not to engage in such things...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-22-16, 06:33 PM
Replies: 10,541
Views: 1,547,758
Posted By Loose Chain

I used my Scott Tinley Tri-shorts, a wonderful...

I used my Scott Tinley Tri-shorts, a wonderful USA made cotton Lycra product when on my Centurion. I had a blue pair. They were cut off my body when I was attacked by pit bulls resulting in a bad...
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