Hi guys
I wanted to show you my Centurion Titanium SX built up project. One of my favorite and lightest bikes in my collection.
Centurion is a german brand and they build bicycles since centuries. In 1992 Centurion ordered a titanium frame from Sandvik in the USA. The Centurion Titan SX. The Centurion frames closely resemble the Dean Titanium frames of that era, which were produced at the same Sandvik facility in the USA.
These Titanium frames were produced for Centurion from 1992 to 1994. Price for the raw frame with Ringle clamp were 3700 DM (german marks) back in 1993.
I assume however that only a handful of these titanium frames were made at that time. I've never seen a serial number on these frames that went over #50. Mine is #18. So i guess it's from late 1992 or early to mid 1993 maybe.
The frame came without decals, but you could still see where the "Centurion" lettering used to be. My frame comes in 19 inch. The perfect size for my height.
From the start I wanted to build the bike with purple parts and a lot of titanium and already had a certain image in mind. But first it needed new decals. So I ordered some on ebay.
After this was done, the search for parts could begin. Purple Dia Compe 987 cantilever brakes from ebay UK
And a titanium tuning kit for the 987 cantis from ebay USA (very rare and hard to find). It reduces the weight from 176 grams to 129 grams a pair.
I decided to build up the bike with XTR M900 deraileurs and shifters
to be continued
Olli
I wanted to show you my Centurion Titanium SX built up project. One of my favorite and lightest bikes in my collection.
Centurion is a german brand and they build bicycles since centuries. In 1992 Centurion ordered a titanium frame from Sandvik in the USA. The Centurion Titan SX. The Centurion frames closely resemble the Dean Titanium frames of that era, which were produced at the same Sandvik facility in the USA.
These Titanium frames were produced for Centurion from 1992 to 1994. Price for the raw frame with Ringle clamp were 3700 DM (german marks) back in 1993.
I assume however that only a handful of these titanium frames were made at that time. I've never seen a serial number on these frames that went over #50. Mine is #18. So i guess it's from late 1992 or early to mid 1993 maybe.
The frame came without decals, but you could still see where the "Centurion" lettering used to be. My frame comes in 19 inch. The perfect size for my height.
From the start I wanted to build the bike with purple parts and a lot of titanium and already had a certain image in mind. But first it needed new decals. So I ordered some on ebay.
After this was done, the search for parts could begin. Purple Dia Compe 987 cantilever brakes from ebay UK
And a titanium tuning kit for the 987 cantis from ebay USA (very rare and hard to find). It reduces the weight from 176 grams to 129 grams a pair.
I decided to build up the bike with XTR M900 deraileurs and shifters
to be continued
Olli
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