seypat

That's what I'm thinking. The little bit of red in the decals is calling for the gummies.

TriBiker19 

So…it’s been a year. Oh what a year.

My 10yo bought into a crazy idea…ride from Buffalo NY to Western NH. I can’t outride him because that’s a jerk move…but I do need to be a pack mule and carry all the things. Are there any Centurion touring bikes or should I stick with my Shogun tourer?

thanks guys. I’ve thought of you often since I last posted.

fleslider 

Centurion had two Touring bikes although they were last made in 1984 , but they were pretty nice in my opinion, and apparently Gary Fisher liked them also!
1. Centurion Pro-Tour 1976-1984
2. Centurion Elite GT 1984 only

I have a 1977 Pro Tour in queue for restore and just got a Elite GT for the Centurion collection! im liking them so far although i havent actually ridden the Pro Tour yet..

fleslider 

Congratulations, Welcome to the Prestige club! I would like to post a few pictures of the Prestige, some nice drive side pics and some frame detail pics....ohh and a nice close up shot of the Prestige logo on the top tube. I Try to get that for all the models i can.

ok texaspandj you need to find one. i know blow us away and find a 1986 Prestige. ive only seen it in the catalog, could never find one on the internets, not even a pic of one!

seypat

I'll get some better pic and send them to you.

fleslider 

Awesome, Thanks seypat

Now will someone find a 1986 Prestige please! lol

seypat

I'm looking! I think the container with the 86's must have been lost at sea in a storm.There might have been a song written about it. I think it starts like this"

"The legend lives on from the Chippewa on down
Of the ship carrying 86 Prestiges
The ocean is is said never gives up her dead
When a big storm rages and wheezes"

Or maybe not.

fleslider 

I think you are right, seen pics of pretty much every other Centurion model, but never the 86 Prestige!

Rocket-Sauce 

Here is one that looks like it might fit, but I'd keep looking for one of the later models, preferably with bar-cons and cantilevers. They pop up pretty often here in Boston, which is not too far from you right?

texaspandj

So seypat, you have the '85?
So the '86 is the one I Now Want!
Possibly, it just does not exist.
The hunt is On.

seypat

The 86 is/was a grail bike for me. I don't know if any got to the States or not. It could have been the paint job. I really dig the Lavender, but maybe the buying public doesn't as a whole. The IM was taking off also. Quite a jump in price from the IM up to the Prestige. Maybe people couldn't justify the price.

The other grail bike I used to look for(it shall remain nameless) is more common, but also hard to get. Since I ride common sizes. when one pops up it quickly gets scooped up by someone else across the country for more coin than I want to pay. That's life.

Trying to get in the mindset for the trip back to north Texas. Currently playing music that will get me in that place and mood. Whiskey Myer's "Broken Window Serenade" is rolling at the moment.

TriBiker19 

I am near Boston and that is my size! A little more than I’m looking to pay, though…

fleslider 

thats way to much for a mid 70's LeMans it looks like. not actually a touring bike.. or in Centurion's case a Pro-Tour.

Although the frame looks to be in great shape the rest of the bike would need a teardown and rebuilt. and for that money it should be pristine and needed nothing. even then its about $250 to expensive..

texaspandj

The last year Ironman was 1989 and here's mine.
I think I may end up doing the HnH on this One.
Any Texans joining?

I need to take some more pics of my Ironman bikes.

TriBiker19 

I love that color.

canklecat

I'm still a "maybe" for the HnHH. I've felt like a zombie the past several months, struggling to average better than 12 mph on the bike. My Strava and other activities logs showed a steep nosedive since summer 2020, coinciding with when I began to feel puny around October. I switched to jogging, but it didn't really help.

But during my endocrinology appointment last month my doc confirmed my thyroid level was low. They increased my dosage of thyroid med and I've begun to feel better and stronger the past week or two.

If I can manage a solo 50 mile or longer ride this month, I'll consider that good enough to try the HnHH. I haven't managed anything longer than 90 minutes on the bike this year, mostly rides of around 20-25 miles.

G.Varela

I have a confession to make. I was given this bike, but I was not able to save it. Everything on that thing was seized up to the n'th degree. I dont know why but I've not have luck with Japanese steel.

texaspandj

I'm right with you on that 12mph thing.
IS there a 50 miler?

canklecat

Yup, there are several ride routes:

• 100 miles
• 100 k
• 50 miles
• 25 miles

But if I'm gonna go, I want to do the full 100 miles. I've been working on my heat adaptation, jogging 5-7 miles in the hottest, most humid part of the day. And I'm trying a TENS unit, one of those little zapper machines that constrict muscles with tiny electrical impulses, to see if it helps with the neck problems. If I can translate heat adaptation to the bike, and my neck holds up, I think I can do the full century.

A few local friends who've ridden it said they got off course their first time and ended riding either a shorter or longer route than expected. Other than that they said it was a great experience, even those who aren't hardcore cyclists.

texaspandj

Well Dang it, if you do the hunerd I will too.

canklecat

We don't hafta be fast. All we gotta do is finish.

TXsailor

Hey I'm still alive! Anyone remember me? I retired and started a long time dream of rebuilding my old hot rod. I have managed to ride a little but have slowly gone down hill. I'll be back and embarrass some youngsters again on my Purple Haze. Just have to finish the hot rod and get back in shape.

seypat

Keep trying. Maybe one day, things will come loose.

seypat

The dude who sold me the Prestige has acquired a grey/blue "Smoke on the water?" IM. Says it's a 64cm. Told him I'd put the word out on the street.

The man, the myth, the legend himself "Mr. Nobody" and his femme fatale have been putting in hardore training miles. They're doing a ride in a couple of weeks called RAW. 227 miles in one day. Dang, is all I can say! I think RAW stands for Ride Across Wisconsin. In reality it probably means what your body feels like after biking 227 miles in a day.

I am shifting my riding to the hottest part of the day to acclimate to the heat. Here that usually means low to mid 90s and high humidity. Probably going to gear my bike a litle on the high side so I can lope along at a slow cadence like a triathlete to reduce heat buildup. Might put on a dual seatpost bottle cage to increase fluid capacity. Have to check and see how close the SAGs are to each other.

seypat

My flight gets into DFW Thursday evening Aug. 26 at 6:10pm. Depending on how fast I get the rental car/get on the road to WF, I might stop by and take a look at the hot rod/converse if that's OK. I'll send you a PM the week before.