| Country: | United States | Primary Focus: | Bicycles |
| Years of Operation: | 1972 - 1989 |
| In 69/70 Centurion was started as a brand of WSI, they were Importing bikes from Japan and labeling them as Centurions, a few years later they would introduce the Professional model which was made by Acer-Mex (same company that made Windsor Bicycles). which continued on til the late 70's when production of the Professional was moved over seas. in the mid 70 Centurion offered BMX bikes and quickly changed the BMX line to its own brand as Diamond Back in 1978 and in the early 80's sold Mountain Bikes. Most all of the models were made in Japan and some lower end models were made in Taiwan.
though one model was actually made by Cinelli for the US market in 1985, named the Cinelli Equipe
The Centurion name was dropped some time in 1990, and were rebranded as Diamond Back . for the first couple years these road bikes, declared on the frame graphics that it was "Designed by Centurion" |
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| Additional Resources |
| Catalog Name | Source | File Size | Date Added |
| 1989 Ironman Owners Manual | VeloBase | 2,776kB | 12/30/2007 |
| 1979 Centurion Catalog | VeloBase | 4,141kB | 1/23/2009 |
| 1972 Centurion Catalog | vintage-centurion.com | N/A | 4/25/2018 |
| 1986 Centurion Catalog | vintage-centurion.com | N/A | 4/25/2018 |
| 1985 Centurion Catalog | vintage-centurion.com | N/A | 4/25/2018 |
| Resource Link | Category | Details | |
| Centurion Serial Number Database | Best of BikeForums.net C&V | Long running thread with many models and serial numbers listed. |
| Centurion Bicycles by Ashley Wright | Brand Specific Websites | Centurion Specific article on SheldonBrown.com |
| Vintage Centurion | Brand Specific Websites | Up and coming site dedicated to preserving a knowledge base for Centurion Bicycles |
