The High end Centurion aimed at the competive cyclists. The earliest examples were built in Mexico, by Acer-Mex, the same outfit that built Windsors. Essentially, the early Centurion Professional is a Windsor Professional with a Centurion head badge and decals. They were built with Columbus tubing, Campy dropouts, and fitted with Campy parts. Sometime around '77 or so, production moved to Japan and the tubing changed to Tange, and parts to a mix of SunTour, Sugino, and DiaCompe. The lugs and dropouts and such also changed at that time, but look very similar, aside from the dropouts being vertical instead of horizontal.*
*Info from user:Tymncycle
1977 Catalog Specs.
| Frame Construction | Tange Champion No. 1 Double Butted Chromoly tubing. Forged tip |
|---|---|
| Fork | Tange Professional Chromoly Tubing Forged Ends |
| Lugs | Centurion Professional |
| Brake | Dia-Compe, Gran-Compe Side Pull |
| Chain | HKK Gold |
| Crankset | Sugino Mighty Custom 42-52 |
| Derailleurs | Suntour Cyclone , Font and Rear. Cyclone Shifters |
| Freewheel | Suntour WInner Alloy 13-24 |
| Handlebar | Sakae World Custom-SL Alloy |
| Headset | Tange Levin |
| Hubs | Sunshine Pro-Am Low Flange |
| Pedals | MKS UR-K-Custom |
| Rims | Araya 27" x 1 1/8. SOYO Tubulars |
| Seat | YFC Professional Super SOft |
| Seatpost | Sakae RY-PI-ESL |
| Spokes | Stainless Steel Double Butted Spokes |
| Stem | Sakae Royal-ESL |
| Extras | Toe Clip and Toe Strap, Fully Reflectorized |
| Frame Sizes | 21 1/2, 22 1/2, 23 1/2, 24 1/2, 25 1/2 |
| Colors | Pearlized (Catalog states "Ask for selections") |
| MSRP | |
| Weight | 23 lbs (23 1/2" Frame Size) |
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