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!

If you can't sell them, thrift them. Please don't just throw away a (potentially) good bike.

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

Fluted seat posts. Dope.

Bruh, those are sick and a very common size. There are many people who would want to rid em. DO NOT TOSS EM.

Where are you located - generally speaking? There is an active bike rescue/repurpose community in Mastodon.

Craigslist should move them pretty quickly...

The levers are on the frame and go clicky-click when shifting.

Frame shifters don't usually do that. Sounds like those are Sun Tour Power Ratchet shifters, pretty fancy!

https://sheldonbrown.com/gloss_p.html#powerratchet

Contact a local bike shop. If they don't take them off your hands, they should know who will. Tossing them would be a vintage crime.

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

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.

Throw them out for sure, but be sure to use my trash to do so

Donate them to underprivileged teens.

The color scheme reminds me more of the early '90s, but perhaps someone can date them more accurately than me.

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)

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).

They look super neat! Where from? Canada?

I loved my 80's Cannondale and sold it to another excited person. These bikes last forever, look so nice, and ride well.

Don't throw them away.

Edit: I had a Centurion before that and my lock was cut and it was stolen. At least it shows they are in demand. 😢

Gorgeous bikes! Mine got stolen just a while ago. If you’re around Copenhagen I would easily get on a train..

These bikes are "sport touring" rather than racing machines, but they would have been considered fairly good quality when new. Not top of the line, but definitely not junk. Looks like they're in pretty good shape, too. Definitely too good to toss in the trash.

Donate them? Someone will appreciate them.

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