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 Centurion sold mountain bikes in Europe designed by [[https://mmbhof.org/wolfgang-renner/|Wolfgang Renner]], who had been importing Japanese-American Centurion road bikes into Germany starting in 1976.  In the US market, WSI/Centurion sold road and touring bikes and later sold mt. bikes via their [[db:start|WSI/Diamond Back]] brand out of Canoga Park, California.
 ((History from: [[https://www-centurion-de.translate.goog/de-de/p/uber-uns/entwickelt-und-designed-in-bawu-267.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-US&_x_tr_pto=ajax,se,elem|centurion.de]], [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centurion_(bicycle_company)|Wikipedia]] & [[https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&u=https://www.radfahren.de/story/centurion-geschichte/|Radfahren]]))
-Early German Centurion mountain bicycles were designed and constructed differently from Diamond Back but later models looked fairly similar.  ((Much details at: [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centurion_(bicycle_company)|Wikipedia]].))  For example, the [[db:start#s1982|1982]] Diamond Back is lugged while than the [[centurion:start#s1982|1982]] Centurion is TIG welded.  ((Centurion catalogs made for the US market do not list mountain bikes: [[http://vintage-centurion.com/literature/centurion-catalogs.shtml]]))
+Early German Centurion mountain bicycles were designed and constructed differently from Diamond Back but later models looked fairly similar.  ((Much details at: [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centurion_(bicycle_company)|Wikipedia]] and [[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centurion_(deutscher_Fahrradhersteller)|german Wikipedia]].))  For example, the [[db:start#s1982|1982]] Diamond Back is lugged while than the [[centurion:start#s1982|1982]] Centurion is TIG welded.  ((Centurion catalogs made for the US market do not list German mountain bikes: [[http://vintage-centurion.com/literature/centurion-catalogs.shtml]]))
 The Centurion brand retired from North America in 1990 but continues today in German speaking Europe: [[https://www.centurion.de/de-de|Centurion]]
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+===== 1981 Country =====
+This is the //prototype// Country as presented at the 1981 Long Beach Bike show.  It probably shouldn't qualify for the timeline as it wasn't available for sale until 1982.  SunTour Tech rear derailleur, //‘the most beautiful derailleur of all time’// ((As per: [[https://www.disraeligears.co.uk/site/suntour_superbe_tech_l_derailleur_4800.html|disraeligears]]))
+<blockquote>
+The "Country" presented in 1981 is considered the first German mountain bike. Butted steel frame, 2 x 6 gears, Cross brakes. A year later, 300 of these were sold.
+<cite>
+[[https://www-bike--magazin-de.translate.goog/hintergruende/typen_portraet/jubilaeum-wolfgang-renner-und-40-jahre-centurion/gallery/3960233/3960013?_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp#image|bike-magazin.de]]
+</cite>
+</blockquote>
+</div>
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+{{1981.jpg?300|1981 Country}}
+\\
+Country
+[[https://www.bike-magazin.de/hintergruende/typen_portraet/jubilaeum-wolfgang-renner-und-40-jahre-centurion?_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp|bike-magazin.de]]
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