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I've wanted to start riding a bike to work for a long time. And when gas started to skyrocket I tried to setup my old Schwinn Continental II. So I tuned it up, put a rack on it and took it for a test ride. That lasted exactly 1/10 of a mile before the front tire blew out. It was heavy too which didn't thrill me. So I began to watch the Buffalo bicycles on craigslist for a suitable but affordable replacement. A few thing that intrigued me, but nothing that was right for the right money.So out of the blue, Rob pinged me a couple of days ago to see if I'd be interested in his old road bike. Well, uh, yeah! We're about the same size although his legs are a bit longer so I figured it might work out. So he dropped it off last night and as I suspected it's a bit bigger —56cm, than what I usually ride —54cm…that's about 3/4 of an inch which is alright. Anyhow, so now I'm the happy and proud owner of a 1987 Centurion Ironman Expert "Dave Scott" bicycle:
It's been sitting unused for a while so the tires and brake pads need to be replaced due to dry rot, but overall it's in nice shape. And how can you possibly go wrong with that hot 80's paint scheme?
So although my initial thought was to make this my commuter bike, I've scrapped that idea now as my Schwinn LeTour is better suited for that roll primarily because it's drilled for a rack mount. Thus the Centurion will be fixed up for duty as a replacement for the LeTour as my wind trainer bike. But it also should be well suited to doing double duty as a secondary/foul weather bike when I don't want to get my Trek 2120 all grubby. At least that's the plan until I can get a new primary bike to replace that one…which hopefully will be next season.
A followup post(s) will be made on the Centurion's rehab once I get some parts and start making some progress. And always remember, one can never have too many bikes…contrary to what mothers, fathers, wives, sister, brother and others may say!!! August 7, 2008 @ 01:00 pm | Category: Cycling
