Post your Centurion Ironman.. For the love of 80s paint jobs!
12-11-21, 09:48 PM
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Well looks like possibly the pump peg was added at some point , @genejockey . If I recall correctly the 85' IM first appeared with fender mounts or was that the Turbo ? No wait , Comp TA , ahem . A 86' Miami Vice with no pump peg ? That's crazy .
12-11-21, 09:56 PM
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OK now I get it , I think , prolly not . What is going on with this bike @saypat ? Not an IM fork I finally saw .
12-11-21, 10:23 PM
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I don't know about performance, but I gotta say, the fork on my '85 is SO MUCH prettier than a Unicrown!
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OK now I get it , I think , prolly not . What is going on with this bike @saypat ? Not an IM fork I finally saw .
I have another bike that the previous owner purchased in another country. A 1972 Condor that was purchased from the original shop in England. Condor Cycles is still in business as well.
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12-12-21, 07:09 AM
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My 85 also had a pump peg, and I think it was an early one:
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Doc, I was looking for posts of your most perfect 85. Is there a Testors/Pactra/Etc. enamel for touch up of that red? Maybe I can pick some up within the 13 days I must wait before I can start work on mine.
My 84 Turbo didn't have a pump peg or eyelets being a proper race bike.
Missing this 1984 Turbo
My 84 Turbo didn't have a pump peg or eyelets being a proper race bike.
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12-12-21, 01:14 PM
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Testor’s Metallic Red or Metallic Dark Red.
Should never have sold that bike…
Should never have sold that bike…
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I got my pristine 86 for 100 but it had 700c wheels and a steel frame 😏
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12-12-21, 07:36 PM
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I hate to argue, but based on what I've seen, Cankles is the first '85 I've seen WITHOUT a pump peg. Mine certainly has one, painted 'titanium' just like the head tube. Maybe the peg was introduced later in the model year?
Painted "Titanium", just like the head tube. Plus I've seen pump pegs on other '85s.
Painted "Titanium", just like the head tube. Plus I've seen pump pegs on other '85s.
12-13-21, 06:39 AM
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https://flagstaff.craigslist.org/bik...419602175.html
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That thing is Hot... possibly in more ways than one.
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Perhaps the seller has never seen an actual bull?
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12-14-21, 04:27 PM
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My '88 in Midnight Rider colorway.
Almost all 8 speed Dura Ace.
Almost all 8 speed Dura Ace.
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My '88 in Midnight Rider colorway.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=TLbnWr1-Qsc
Almost all 8 speed Dura Ace.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=TLbnWr1-Qsc
Almost all 8 speed Dura Ace.
12-23-21, 12:33 PM
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I didn't take any pictures of my future son in law and myself riding the iMs today in the rain. He on an 87 MV with full 7700 and I on an 89 Expert with 10 speed 105. That 89 rides so nice. 30 miles and 2500 feet.
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^^^ Rule # 9
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1985 Ironman
Pretty much original—replaced chain, freewheel, rim tape, tubes, tires, brake lever hoods (Dia-Compe 202/204), bar tape and plugs. I think my other bikes will be jealous. Sachs FW with a PC850 and new shift cables are FrictionPerfection. Brakes are acceptable with original cables, housing and cleaned up pads.
Big ring for the picture looks dumb on the big cog.
Big ring for the picture looks dumb on the big cog.
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Pretty much original—replaced chain, freewheel, rim tape, tubes, tires, brake lever hoods (Dia-Compe 202/204), bar tape and plugs. I think my other bikes will be jealous. Sachs FW with a PC850 and new shift cables are FrictionPerfection. Brakes are acceptable with original cables, housing and cleaned up pads.
Big ring for the picture looks dumb on the big cog.
Big ring for the picture looks dumb on the big cog.
$5.74 a gallon for super. Ouch.
12-29-21, 12:50 PM
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^^^^^ Looks like $5.04. Still, Ouch.
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prices have come down for the holiday. For years, I played a game of filling my 15 gallon tank with regular and hitting $60.00. This year I had to change the rules to make it more challenging.
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Happy New Year Iron kids. Let's make it a good one and Keep the Fire burning.
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Nice Turbo , this ad is in the Orange County Ca. CL . Not mine and I don't know the owner , friendly price of $250 . . Note the lack of a pump peg .
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