Mike: I have a late 80s Panasonic DX-5000 that is indistinguishable from a Dave Scott Centurion (a friend has the Centurion & we compared). My Panasonic has a dented top tube from some rough handling by a shipper. This happened sometime back in the 90s. It has gone thousands of miles "as is" and I could not detect any change. Functionally, the dent is a non-issue. As others have pointed out, it is an issue for a buyer. It will be a question mark and a potential buyer can always wait until another rolls along.
As to the rack issue, I had rear rack eyelets added to my Panasonic. It's no touring bike but having the rack option is useful. Food for thought. dougP On Thursday, October 2, 2014 9:56:45 AM UTC-7, Mike K. wrote: > > Hi gang, > Well, I have some decision-making to do involving current bike > arrangement. I have two bikes, but need to get rid of one to make room for > a new one. I am getting a Surly Cross Check (would spring for a Sam, but > unfortunately, can't afford it, now matter how I slice the pie). > > My current bikes are both Centurions. One is an Accordo RS set up as a > single speed, Tange Infinity tubing. The other is a Dave Scott Master, > 14-speed with Shimano 600 group and Champion 1 tubing. > > I have been thinking about just keeping the Dave Scott as is for group > riding. I have a Brooks on it and could get a small saddle bag for tools, a > small jacket, patch kit, etc. BUT, the top tube has a small dent in it. I > am probably like the 4th or 5th owner, if not further down the line. If it > was a "perfect" frame I probably wouldn't even consider discontinuing it in > my line up. > > The other option is to put the Shimano 600 group on the Accordo and use > that as my roadie, then sell all the single speed parts off of it to help > buy the Surly and a few parts I still need. Only problem with that is I > would have the other frame to sell, and I doubt it would sell as a > standalone frame/fork with a dented top tube. Otherwise, that Dave Scott is > responsive and really fun to ride. I had the Accordo set up as a road bike > and it just didn't have the zip of it's big brother. The Accordo is a bit > better looking, though, too. That sweet red paint job with white head tube > and seat tube. The Dave Scott is a white with the funny lightning-storm > graphics on the fork. > > I like the Accordo a lot, and it has rear braze on for a rack, as well as > a spot for a frame pump (Zefal #4 on the way!), but those would likely go > on the Cross Check anyway. > > I guess in the end, either one would leave me with a road bike with the > parts I already have. I'm just sort of looking for a few more factors to > consider to help me make the decision. > > Thanks, all. > > - Mike in Austin > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
