| Country: | United States | Primary Focus: | Bicycles |
| Years of Operation: | 1972 - 1989 |
| General Information |
| 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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| History |
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| Frame Models |
| Model | Category | Produced | Sold As | Examples |
| Centurion Ironman Dave Scott Expert | Road Race | 1985 - 1989 | Complete Bicycle | 1 |
| Centurion Dave Scott Ironman Master | Road Race | 1987 - 1989 | Complete Bicycle | 1 |
| Centurion Semi Pro | Road Race | Early 1980's - ? | Complete Bicycle | 4 |
| Centurion LeMans | Road Sport | 1972 - 1989 | Complete Bicycle | 1 |
| Centurion Sport DLX | Road Sport | 1980's | Complete Bicycle | 1 |
| Centurion Super LeMans | Road Sport | 1976 - ? | Complete Bicycle | 1 |
| Centurion Turbo | Road Sport | 1983 - 1984 | Complete Bicycle | 1 |
| Centurion Pro Tour | Road Touring | 1976 - 1984 | Complete Bicycle | 2 |
