Can I remove bike components and reuse them on another frame?

[EvilYoda]

So here's the story: coworker has a bike that a friend (former triathlete, I guess) gave him, but he never uses it. It's from the 80s, a Centurion. The frame is entirely too large for me (guy must've been 6'2"+, I'm 5'11"), but the components seem decent. I don't know too much about bikes and how much they've changed in the last 2 decades, but there are Shimano 105 and 600EX stuff on there.

In an effort to just have a working bike, is it feasible/possible to remove the component group and have them installed on a new frame? I'll bump this thread later tonight with some pictures of the bike and its parts.

Thanks all. Having moved to AZ, I'd like to have something to ride come the fall as it's waaaaay too hot to be biking right now. For me at least.

 

[spidey07]

For the most part, yes you can remove the entire component set and use it on another frame. It will depend on the thickness of the tubes and bars your using, but you can get different sized mounts for cheap. I said for the most part because "it depends".

 

[EvilYoda]

Hmph. Well I'll probably find a good LBS and see if they're kind enough to give me advice. It's almost August so I have about 2 months before I start riding consistently...I'd like to start soon though, since the mornings are "cool" and after work I don't care if I sweat...I'm usually just going to be biking to the gym .5 miles down the road anyway.

 

[EvilYoda]

In other news, I just found this on CL:

Specialized Allez Elite - $300

That can't be right...right? I'm calling in a bit and seeing what's up

 

[EvilYoda]

Bump? No pics yet, later

 

[Cdubneeddeal]

Originally posted by: EvilYoda
In other news, I just found this on CL:

Specialized Allez Elite - $300

That can't be right...right? I'm calling in a bit and seeing what's up

That's a good price, not spectacular...but good.

 

[axelfox]

Is it an Centurion Ironman Dave Scott Master?

 

[conehead433]

Could you lower the seat? Might even be able to shorten the seat tube slightly (by cutting off an inch or so) and use the bike as it is. Of course if you can't straddle the top tube standing it's probably not a good idea.

 

[EvilYoda]

Originally posted by: axelfox
Is it an Centurion Ironman Dave Scott Master?

No, I don't believe so. From the research I've done, it was made later in the company's years and by then they were made in Taiwan and "designed in the USA". It, oddly enough, doesn't have any markings for a model, just "Centurion" on the body. But judging the component group, it was at least a mid-level bike, probably not a competition/Ironman bike. I'm fairly sure that I can't even straddle the top tube so my only recourse at this point is to reuse parts if I find a suitable frame.

I'll tell my coworker my intentions and offer him some money for the parts, but it won't be very much. There's supposedly something wrong with the gearing system and he already said that he will never use it. And knowing that Centurion bikes go for <$200 on eBay and CL, not much reason to offer anything more than $100 especially if the parts are damaged.

Oh well, I was just hoping to have found an easy and cheap way to start biking. I might just pick up a commuter bike in the meantime to get to work and the gym.