CENTURION CompTA 64cm Road Bike

Reconditioned. Rare, collectible, hard-to-find tall size.

CENTURION Competition Tri-Athlon road bike, made in Japan 1984. S# 4B04599. Titanium Silver color paint. USA design by WSI. Identical frame geometry to the famous Turbo. Shimano 600 equipped (beautiful).

Frame: Champion Double-Butted Tange #2/CroMo, low temp brazing during assembly, investment cast seat lugs. S# 4B04599.
Fork: Champion CroMo blades with Investment-Cast Aero Integral crown tips, forged dropouts

Top of top tube to axle center = 25” (63.5cm)
Top bar = 22". Standover height = 34”
Seat height to ground: Seat fully lowered = 36.50”, post raised to max = 43”
Frame weight: 4 lbs., 12 oz
Total weight w/o pedals: 22.7 lbs.

Originally sold by Europa Cycle Co., Van Nuys, CA.

Seat: TURBO “Bernard Hinault” Italian-made suede (Xlent cond).
Post: SR Laprade CT-P5 Aluminum 220mm.

Handlebars: Sakae SR Road Champion Custom. New cork bar tape. Stem: Sakae SR “CR”.

Headset: Shimano 600 w/seals.

Brakeset: Shimano 600 single-pull levers, quick-release calipers.

Derailleurs: Shimano 600 front and rear. Downtube friction levers.

Crankset: Shimano 600 53t/42t chain-rings, 175mm pedal arms. Shimano sealed cartridge bottom bracket (replaced original Tange BB.)

Front Rim: Mavic MA40 700c, quick-release hub. ProCircuit V8 Schwinn 23c gumwall tire, presta tube.
Back rim (new): Mavic 40 Wheelsmith 700c, quick-release hub. Shimano 600 6-gear 13-24 freewheel. Specialized Touring II K4 25c gumwall tire, presta tube.
Spokes both rims: Stanless steel, bradded nipples.

Specialized Water Bottle Holder.

Pedals: Not included. Shimano 600 w/Christophe toe clips and black leather straps or LOOK clipless may be available.

Included w/original manual: Cateye Solar CC2000 Cyclecomputer w/ cadence, speed, avg, total, trip, total distance, elapsed time. Calibrated. Works. Batteries low. Uses rechargeable solar or A76 replaceable button cells. Free w/bike. Seen same listed $100 on E-Bay.

Paint has the usual small chips associated with normal use and age, some touch up. The overall paint finish is very nice.

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History:

The COMP TA's excellent frame geometry was designed by Alan Goldsmith. He also designed the Ironman models in '85.
Ashley Wright--who rides and analyzes these models extensively as well as writing detailed and user-friendly websites—reports she owns 2 COMP TA’s and 3 IRONMAN bikes, "but The TA is my favorite.”

Designed to have a more natural feel, also able to handle a taller rider or slightly rougher terrain. Centurion’s Champion #2 is slightly stiffer and a few oz heavier than #1. A comparable quality bike could run $1,800 or more at today's prices.

Link to the 1984 Centurion Bike Catalog—including the Comp TA:
http://sheldonbrown.com/centurion1984/index.html

Catalog states:

“The perfect machine for any triathalete who wants a true racing bike with money left over for shoes and swim trunks.”

The Comp TA was offered as a viable alternative to like-weighted Italian racers costing three times as much. Through the years its reputation has proven the fact of those words..