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1976 Centurion Pro Tour

Circa 1976 Centurion Pro Tour. Scroll to the right for more images.

Bought on eBay in 2011.

Seat tube c-c: 60.5 cm

Top tube c-c: 57 cm

Head angle: 72

Seat angle: 72

fork offset: 63 mm

chainstays: 44 cm

Rebuilt with a  mix of original and non-original components in a randonneur style.

link to James Black home page:
http://james.architectureburger.com/

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MKS BMX-7 gold-anodized pedals, KKT toe clips, leather from Velo Orange.
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47-30 chainrings.
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Tange Champion #1 (8/5/8) tubing. Research suggests most Pro Tours used #2 tubing - I'm not sure if this varied by model year or if this was by special request.
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Fujita Professional Super.
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Vintage OGK water bottle cage.
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Cyclocomputer is visible only with some effort, which is how I like it.
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I used an extra-long bolt on the p-clamp that fastens the rack to the fork, and this provided a mounting point for the cyclocomputer bracket.
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The bike came with bar-con shifters, but downtube shifters seemed more appropriate for how I wanted to rebuild it.
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The decaleur was originally designed to have a quick-release function when used on a bike with a sidepull brake, but now is configured as a permanent attachment with the threaded brake adjuster used to clamp it into place.
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Original Suntour Cyclone derailleur, original Suntour 14-30 freewheel and gold HKK chain.
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Brazed-on Dia Compe 610G centerpulls work quite well. Honjo fender clip on Berthoud fender.
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Threaded boss at chainstay bridge.
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Patch of 3M "SOLAS" reflective tape.
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Fancy version of the SR randonneur handlebar, "SR World Randonneur".
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Acorn Boxy handlebar bag.
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Overall view.
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Old style Velo Orange open fender draw bolt to rigidly fix the bag to the homemade rack.
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Nub and slot makes it so this brake is self-centering.