Limited Edition Wilier Cento1 Sram Red Sz Xl 57cm Carbon Road Race Bike Cento 1

* This bike is available immediately, serviced and tuned, ready to ride. You can collect at your earliest convenience or arrange a courier to collect it next day, I have a bike box ready to pack it up if required *

Here for sale is my beautiful, limited edition, top-of-the-range Wilier Cento1. This was the final, perfected evolution of the original Cento1 design, in a rare 2-tone matt black & carbon colour scheme, with visible Wilier crest logos embedded in the actual carbon fibre that show up like a hologram when light passes over the frame’s surface. This beautiful and unique finish is pure class and looks absolutely stunning in sunlight, the pictures do not do it justice.

The bike has hardly been ridden, hence a reluctant sale. It’s still in its original guise as purchased new from official Wilier dealers Bikesportworld in Germany (I do have upgrades/options for stem, bars, saddle & wheels). The equivalent new today would cost well over £5000.

Drivetrain is the lightest groupset ever made – the original SRAM Red Double Tap 10 speed, all as per new. Even the original chain has no measurable wear – that gives you an idea of how little use it’s had.

Note that this is the original mechanical Double Tap SRAM Red group set which is much lighter & more reliable than the electronic eTap. It also means that the only thing on the bike that you need to make sure stays charged up is the rider! I’ve ridden electronic shifting gears and all I’ll say is I preferred the feel and convenience of mechanical gears and there’s nothing more annoying than running out of battery on a ride and turning your £6000 bike into a singlespeed… aside from that, the satisfying mechanical clicks and clacks of the original SRAM Red are like changing gear in a proper manual sports car, whereas eTap/Di2 is like an electronically controlled automatic that makes the same noises as a robot’s limbs. And you’ll never need to plug this one in…

Condition is great, 9.5 out of 10, it’s hardly been ridden and has been impeccably kept. It has always been stored inside the house. It is kept spotlessly clean and fastidiously lubricated.

This bike is an all time classic with it’s World Championship winning heritage, distinctive design features, beautiful shape and finish. Plus it is simply one of the best riding bikes ever made – it just does everything well, and strikes the perfect balance between speed and comfort. My previous bike was a Specialized Roubaix Pro and this is even more comfortable despite being a more race oriented design. It feels like there is almost a suspension damping action from the rear swing arm design, it’s that comfortable over imperfect roads, thus glides along translating to more speed and fluid motion.

Geometry is race-sportive: it’s built for all day stage & classics racing and was a proven World Championship winning, Pro Tour team-issue bike, but it has a higher and shorter position for more comfort than any other Pro Tour race bike.

The effective top tube measurement is 57cm. The head tube is relatively long at 194mm.

The fork steerer is nice and long at 280mm. This allows plenty of stack height (with 30mm of adjustment spacers) under the stem for a comfortable, upright position, with plenty of scope to lower the stem if required. Most used bikes will usually have the fork steerer cut down too short to yield a comfortable handlebar height, but this fork still has the full range of adjustment.

If you want a lower handlebar position for faster riding or outright racing you can lower the stem, but I’ve always welcomed the comfort of the extra height up front.

The integrated seat post (ISP) measures 71cm from BB centre to top.

With the Ritchey ISP topper set at its lowest height, the BB centre to saddle rails measurement is 73cm.

At this lowest setting it gives me my required measurement of 79cm from saddle top to BB centre. The Ritchey WCS seat post topper can go up another 15mm or so if you need a higher saddle position than me. There are also longer toppers available that give even more extra height if needed – for example Ritchey make a longer version (70mm) of the WCS topper and KCNC make an extra long version (100mm) of the KCNC Majestic ISP. There are also various aftermarket ISP toppers in the correct 34.9/35mm fitting available from Tune, Woodman, Mosaic etc.

I’m 6’1” with a 32” inside leg. The rider height guide range for this size XL/57cm frameset is 5’10” to 6’2”.

If you need a lower saddle height you can of course have the ISP mast cut down to your required measurement by any reputable bike shop. I am happy to do this for you if required.

You can also just run a “normal” seatpost by having the ISP cut down to a few cm above the top tube (like a normal seat tube on a traditional frame) and fit a regular 34.9mm seat clamp collar and run a regular 31.6mm seatpost, or even a 27.2mm post with a 31.6-to-27.2 shim. Wilier designed the Cento1 ISP with a 34.9mm outer diameter and a 31.6mm inner diameter to make this a ready-made option for those who prefer to run a traditional seatpost set up. Genius!

The “buy it now” is for the complete bike, spec listed below. The last limited edition Cento1 with the crest hologram carbon finish available on eBay sold for £2750 (in similar condition/spec but with Chorus/Record mix, not SRAM Red), so the buy it now price is good value.

I am open to a best offer and I’m willing to adjust the spec if there’s parts you don’t want/need or even sell just the frameset if you have your own build in mind.

Spec is as follows:

Frame: Wilier Cento1 size XL (57cm), made from premium Mitsubishi carbon fibre

Fork: Wilier Cento1 full carbon, long 280mm steerer

Headset: Ritchey Carbon WCS integrated, with carbon WCS conical top spacer

Stem: FSA OS115 Carbon Face 100mm +/- 6 degrees. 30mm stack of carbon spacers for height adjustments

Bars: Ness Carbon Engineering, full carbon monocoque, anatomic bend with ergonomic aero wing flat tops and facility for full internal brake & gear cable routing

Tape: Fizik white

Saddle: Your choice of Selle Italia saddle from either X1 Ergonomic (race), XO Flow (performance) or ZOO (wider performance/comfort). All are black and all are in as new condition

Seatpost: Wilier carbon ISP with white Ritchey WCS topper (reach/angle/height adjustable)

Cables: Gore-Tex sealed Ride-On in black

Levers: SRAM Red 2 x 10 Double Tap carbon

Brakes: SRAM Red with original SRAM/Swisstop pads

Front mech: SRAM Red Yaw Technology with integrated chain deflector

Rear Mech: SRAM Red Exact Actuation Ceramic Bearings with carbon cage

Chain: SRAM PG1070 with quick link

Chainset: Fulcrum Racing Torque RS carbon Pro 53/39 (I can change this to a Compact 50/34 if preferred, although the compact has seen use on my previous bike whereas the 53/39 is as new)

Wheels: Fulcrum 3 factory wheelset in black, in as new condition with zero wear. These have the superb adjustable Record quality hubs with black aero bladed spokes, radial front & 2:1 pattern rear

Pedals: Your choice of Exustar EPS-R clip-ins or VP flat pedals. Or I can fit your preferred pedals for you if you bring them along

Bank transfer, cleared cheque or cash on collection from Worthing, West Sussex. If you’re too far you can organise a courier to collect from me – I can box it up for you if required no problem at all. Thanks and happy riding.

Current Price: £2695.00

This Limited Edition Wilier Cento1 Sram Red Sz Xl 57cm Carbon Road Race Bike Cento 1 is being sold on eBay by meffy87stephanie from Worthing, West Sussex, BN13 ***