Centurion Backfire 1993/94

Bought a NOS unknown frame on ebay a while ago with the intention to build it up with any cheap/karma bits I could find.
However in the search of information to find out what frame it was I found Retrobike... and then I got a couple of other bikes instead and forgot about this frame. Until I decided that I would build a bike up for my girlfriend.

It started with this:


It of course needed some paint. I asked my girlfriend what she would like, pink and gold... then I looked into my other passion to find inspiration, VW cars form the 70's and 80's
I decided for the colours, from 1970's Golf, and took the frame to a mate that would paint it.

During the time he had the frame I searched more for information and found out that it probably was a Centurion Backfire Team. After contact with Centurion in Germany they confirmed that it was a Backfire produced in 1993 and they were kind enough to send scans from the catalogues from 93 and 94.





The specs for the 94 model is my inspiration for this build:


Funny enough the yellow/white 93 version did have almost exactly the same "artwork" as I decided for my frame, only in other colours.

Last week I got the frame back form painting and I am more than happy with the result!

Very nice, let's have lots of pic's of the build .

Most of the parts are here...

It will be some of this





Rebuilt forks



A nice seat

I like it!

I also like how your girlfriend asked for pink and gold so she got white and green lol



Tony....

I like it!

I also like how your girlfriend asked for pink and gold so she got white and green lol



Tony....

Like the colour scheme on the frame ! Should turn into a tasty looking bike with the XT kit

Add a touch of



And some more

Most of the parts are now mounted but nopics of the bike at the moment. Most of the kit can be seen in this picture though...



Specs will be:

Frame: Centurion Backfire 1993/94

Fork: Rockshox Judy DH

Headset: FSA Orbit MX
Stem: Control tech
Handlebar: Control Tech
Grips: Lizard skins Peaty

Brakes: M739
Brake Pads: XT/XTR M70R2
Brake Levers: M739

Shifters: M739
Front Derailleur: None
Rear Derailleur: M739
Cassette: CS-HG 70 11-30
Chain: HG 70
Cranks: M737
Crank Bolts: Middleburn gold
Chainrings: Crux Single speed 32 tooth
Chainring bolts: Gold
Bottom Bracket: BB UN-73
Pedals:

Hub Skewers: Titanium (Only Ti)
Rims: Alesa Discovery 36 holes
Hubs: M737
Nipples: -
Spokes: -
Tyres: Ritchey Z-max WCS 1,9


Saddle: Selle Italia Turbo reissue
Seatpost: Syncros
Seatpost Binder: Gold (Only Ti)

Tomorrow there will be pictures of everything put together if weather is good...

Really nice in white and green, but head-and-shoulders above all of that is that saddle..........mmmmmmmm :roll: :roll:

Reminds me of the white Ritchey I had BITD

That is a very nice choice of colours and it works ever so well.thats really going to be nice built up
not sure on throwing a red fork into the mix :? especially as ther'll be black and silver in there too.It might begin to look too busy,too cluttered :?