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It’s raining vintage Cannondale‘s lately. At least on my local Craigslist. I’m guessing tires and brake pads. Wishful thinking. Probably. I can’t seem to interest Mrs.Idaho in a drop bar road bike. A hybrid? Maybe. For $150 I might have to…

So it has been a bit since I busted a knuckle on a chain ring. I’ve decided to tackle a 1991 SM800 aka Beast of the East. It was on ebay but the seller was local. I’m not planning on hunting down original parts. That’s expensive. Been there done that. My goal is to make it my camping bike...

1995 M900 Local to me Craigslist find. I remember it being listed last fall. Apparently it didn’t sell. Seller has it listed as a 19 inch. But for 95 there isn’t a 19 inch frame. Looks to be modded as it has a Rockshox fork vs Pepperoni. Also a Sugino crank and thumb shifters vs gripshift...

I really like this one and it’s my size. It’s been listed for a while at $350. Good/bad that it’s a 7 hour drive away in Missoula. 07 CAAD9

A few months ago I installed a new Shimano 105 BB-5500. On my ‘01 R400. I’ve got about 350 miles (563km’s) on it. For the last 100 miles (160 km’s) it has begun to creak. Only under load. No noise in a bike stand. Nothing seems loose. It seems to be getting worse with each ride (Could be it is...

I like the colors. I don’t know much about the RX100 gruppo. If it is a 56cm frame I wouldn’t mind tinkering with this one for my wife. But looking at the head tube it might be much smaller. Not sure. It’s listed for $150 and is a 25 day old ad, so probably would take less. 96 R600

Of course it is. But I just can’t get a saddle straight. Asymmetric eye sockets. Or something. I can’t drill a straight hole either. Roll your eyes. Laugh out loud. It’s ok. My only other option that I have resorted to (more than once) is I have to ask my wife “is my seat straight?” :)

Finding a previously installed Helicoil the hard way. How about you?

Normally I wouldn’t give a tandem much thought while looking at classifieds. Because they’re usually very highly priced. This one isn’t terrible at $400. And I believe it’s big enough at 22” for the ”stoker”. Very nice shape for a 1995. I like the color. Pretty cool huh? MT1000

Local CL ad. $750 obo. Looks like a neat build. Needs tlc. And shorter cable housings. I’m recalling some special model that did come with Campagnolo. I could be confused. It happens after looking at thousands of bike ads for the last couple of years. (Edit: found online a 89 SR900 and this...

While troubleshooting a binding rear brake on my BL I put too much stress on a cable guide and it broke. They must get brittle with age as I don’t think I had a lot of force on the plastic guide. Any suggestions for a fix would be greatly appreciated.

Merry Christmas to all at Vintage Cannondale! Hopefully you’ve been good so Santa brings you what you’ve been wishing for.

I’m unable to determine a cause for my chain attempting to change gears on the rear cogs when starting from a dead stop. This is on my 2001 R400; triple front, 8 speed rear. It only happens when stopped at a stop sign on a slight incline. It is where I’ve got a busy street to cross that...

Another great deal local to me is this hybrid. It’s only $95 and it is in the biggest size offered for 1997. The brake set doesn’t seem to match the catalog. No surprise there. Aside from the obvious; ride it. What can one do to a hybrid? What are they good at? Drop bars? Gravel bike?

I’ve been eyeballing a Sobe promotional mtb on ebay. The seller says it’s a 2000 year model. I recall seeing pictures somewhere, but no information. In one of the pictures I can see a SRAM rear derailleur. I’m guessing the M400 is the base for the build. Ebay Sobe

Thought I’d work on Mrs.Idaho’s bike today. I serviced the hubs and installed a set of Continental Town&Country tires. And installed a rear rack. I need to work on leveling it a bit. Funny it looked level while the bike was in the stand. It’s not the correct size (I think). Also I didn’t have...

I really like this gem that came up for sale on my local craigslist. The original owner is asking $200. I’d be on my way tomorrow to pick it up, but it is only a 17” frame. I see in the catslog it was offered in bigger sizes of 19” and 21”. Being 6’2” I’m guessing a 21” would be my more size. I...

Vintage bikes are great. Vintage bike brake pads not so much. On one of my rides I have a descent at up to 35 mph (56kph). I got to thinking one day that just maybe 20+ year old brake pads aren’t a good idea. I upgraded my R500 with Kool Stop pads. I’ve got another set on the way for my R400...

I’ve been thinking about getting a set. I believe I’ve read the SL was above the Elite in the hierarchy. Are there different generations? Were there bad years? Looking at pictures it looks like a special nipple wrench would be needed. I don’t know the weight of my current wheels so I don’t...

Has anyone done racing with a Cannondale? The idea has crossed my mind. I know very little. I’ve learned about categories, ie. Cat 1,2,3,4,5. Also the general idea that the lowest elapsed time of the combined stages wins. There is an event 10 weeks away that is about 2 hours from my place of...