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1977 Centurion Full Build Gallery

It's getting cold, so this was an indoor build. I came across this frame on Craig's List; bought from a building manager who was cleaning out his building's basement.

I really liked the 70's Japanese blue and silver "centurion" feel, so I built Velocity Deep V Ti Grey wheels, and found a Soma crank that had nice exposed details on the chain-ring. I used a Nitto stem and Soma Track bars.

Its 57cm, with a wider wheelbase. As with other Japanese bikes of this era 9Fuji, Nishiki, etc), the fork hole for the brake was a great distance from the braking surface of the 700c wheels, necessitating the use

of Tektro 556's, which have a pretty deep reach

See full component list below:

Velocity Deep V Rims, Ti Grey, Machined Front, Non-Machined Rear
Velocity Track Hubs
DT Swiss Double Butted Spokes/brass nippples
Hutchenson Nitro Tires 700x28
Nitto Stem
Soma Track Drops
Soma Hellyer Crank, 46t, 170mm, 1/8"
All-City Track Pedals
KMC "rustbuster" Nickle plated chain
Soma 16t cog
Velocity Lock Ring
Dimension Alloy Seat Post 26.2mm
Velo Plush Saddle