I have my parents’ “matched his&hers” Centurion racing bikes that I feel would be a shame to just throw in a dumpster, but I’ve no idea how to find people who would appreciate them.
So my primary question here is: d’you think these are at all worth keeping? I’m not interested in cash, merely avoiding waste.
Secondary, how do I find a community? Is this it?
They’re Centurion bikes, with a sticker near the crank saying “Infinity cr-mo double tapered butted tubing”. Silly me took the pic from the wrong side, sorry - Front and rear derailleurs are stamped “Suntour Cyclone 7000”, it’s a 2*6 arrangement. The levers are on the frame and go clicky-click when shifting.
I once had a situation where I was moving abroad and needed to find a place for my bicycle. I couldn’t find anything else, so I went to a local shop that repairs bicycles and sells used ones and asked “how much would you pay for this bike of mine?”
Their answer was “nothing, really. It’s not in good enough a condition”, so I just asked “okay, would you be willing to take it for free for spare parts?”
And they did.
The bike didn’t end up in trash – at least not completely – and a small business got supported a little bit.
Definitely don’t throw then out! There are plenty of people who would love well maintained vintage bikes. Try posting them to Facebook marketplace, Nextdoor, craigslist, offer up, etc or bring them to a local bike shop.
Why the Hell would you throw out an '80s bike?! They’re pretty much still just as good as a 2026 steel-framed one!
That’s the thing, I don’t. 🙃 But I don’t ride mine any more, and my mum really should stop (she’s 85). 😅
It so hard to get my parents in there 60s to work out and take care of them selves. If she is riding her bike and enjoying it at 85 encourage her it keep her healthier and happy longer
and my mum really should stop (she’s 85).
Why, did a doctor say so?
Otherwise, you should go read this: https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/95-year-old-smashes-cycling-hour-record-on-birthday
Throw them out for sure, but be sure to use my trash to do so
These are in amazing shape, don’t dumpster them, post them on market place, Craigslist, eBay…you will find a fan of that bike era wants rhem
Where are you located - generally speaking? There is an active bike rescue/repurpose community in Mastodon.
Link pls I want to go read there
Donate them to underprivileged teens.
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Craigslist should move them pretty quickly…
centurions are excellent bikes! suntour cyclones are some of the best from the era! what area are you in? id pick one up. otherwise, donate them to a nearby bike org, offer them free on fb marketplace (or another similar service), or sell them to a bike shop for whatever they’ll pay
Good to know! I’m in tiny little Denmark though.
My local news has a classifieds section (free to list/post whatever you’ve got for sale). Sold my old pedal bike that way when I got an ebike a couple months ago.
As long as you’re not shooting for absolute top dollar for them, a good option.
There’s also a couple bike shops near me that’ll either outright buy a bike off you and resell it, or use it for parts, or even sell on consignment. Neither were interested in my bike though, partly because I was selling it in August (end of the busy season for them).
If we weren’t certain it was a centurion then I would have thought that one in the back was a japanese steel “TANGE Tubing” Bianchi, which would be a rare find.
I guess 80s bikes all just kind of look like this shape, very weird to think about.
There are groups in fb of people who love classic steel bikes. When I had it i was in a group called “STEEL IS REAL! Classic steel road bikes” or something like that. You can try looking them up and posting there if you use fb.
(This caught my attention because colombian flag colors)
