Centurion triathlon expert

Giannoutsos · Jun 24, 2018

Morning all,
I am looking for some info on the above frame, according to the seller it’s a very rare triathlon frame that has different geometry to the others so I can ride this allthough it’s just a size 52 and I am 1.80m or 5.11” with 84 cm inseam with a 12-13cm stem.
Do you think that this is correct?
What else can you tell me about the frame?
Thanks in advance john

Little Al · Jun 27, 2018

If the photo's are of the frame in question & it"s 52 cm it has an awful long head tube for a that size "normal" frame from the #4 photo the down tube appears to be a different to normal angle of frames Have no Idea if it would be better/worse than a "std" frame I guess it would be a try/see

Giannoutsos · Jun 27, 2018

Hi Al,
That’s what confused me as well that’s why I am asking.
He is asking €150 for the frame, do you recon that’s fair?
John

mattr · Jun 27, 2018

Is it a 650 wheeled bike?
There was a trend for that in triathlon a few years ago.

Also, i'd be more interested in top tube length than "size" to determine if its rideable or not.
If its a typical 52cm frame top tube (52-55cm maybe) it'll be too small. If it's more like 57-58 it *might* be designed to be run with a massive drop and tri bars, hence the small effective size (seat tube length).

Hope that makes sense.....

Giannoutsos · Jun 27, 2018

Just got a message from the owner, he says that
Top tube length is 50cm, and that it was designed to be used with a 20cm stem and a 650 wheel up front.
He is my height and he used it wit 700 wheels front and back with a 13cm stem.
So I guess Matt is wright. Still don’t know if this will fit me
Thanks all for the answers
John

mattr · Jun 27, 2018

It'd take that with a HUGE pinch of salt, if its designed around 650, a 700 won't fit in the fork.
Changing the forks to fit a 700 will jack up the front end and make it handle like a pig on tranquilisers.

The only reference i can find to a small front wheel version (i've been digging a little) was a special version that took a 24" front wheel (not a 650, which was the trend). If it's one of those (Georgena Terry special) and he'd fitted a 700c fork to that it'd look like a chopper bike.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7Ij10DOldg

It's too small.

Giannoutsos · Jun 27, 2018

Thanks again for the info Matt,
I asked the owner to send me some photos with wheels and everything.
I will post as soon as I get them.
I also think it’s too small
John

Little Al · Jun 27, 2018

For the price being asked I'd pass & get a convensional size/angle frame if it's a known make you at least know bits will fit & it won't handle possibly as that one like a bag of bread pudding My advice let some one else take the risk

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