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A Spring local CL's find.
In great hardly used shape.
It was used by the first two owners for only a people trailer transporter and a Bob trailer hauler whom the bike was to small for his large stature.....my luck.
All original but the tires and grips...and an upgrade to the pedals.
The Cannondale's first ATB and its a treat cruising the neighborhood and the bike paths with it.....but I respect the earlier Mountain Bikers that could take this out in the wilderness, stronger constitution...
This is my 1985 Cannondale bike. It was given to me as a gift for helping a friend move. I just got it on the road 03/15/2012. Before that it had no tubes or tires. It has been in my garage for a couple years and I always wanted to fix it up, but I was unable to till recently. I am a novice to the cycling world. I use to ride a Peugeot bike on a daily biases about five years ago, however I moved to Florida and the Peugeot stayed behind.
This Cannondale is by far the nicest bike I have...
'96 Cannondale M900 CAAD3
- Wheels: Mavic Cross Ride
- Brakes: Avid Single Digit 7
- Handlebar: Ritchey Carbon Superlogic
- Stem: Uno Superlight
- Seatpost: Chinese carbon
- Seat: Tioga Spyder Twintail
- Rear Derailleur: Shimano Deore XT Shadow M772
- Front Derailleur: Shimano Deore LX
- Tyres: Schwalbe Noby Nic (front), Schwalbe Rocket Ron (rear)
- Pedals: Shimano M520
- Crankset: Shimano Deore LX (2 chainrings, specialities TA 38t and Deore XT 26t)
- Cassette: Deore XT 11-34...
2nd owner, purchased in 1989. Was built-up by the previous owner for more durability on long group rides. The upgrades by the previous owner included: Bullseye pulleys, Matrix Iso-C Aero rims laced with heavier gauge stainless spokes and Matrix hubs. Build date was in 11/87, and the exact color and component scheme is on pages 12-14 of the 1988 catalog. Very strong, light, and responsive. It had the following from the factory: full Shimano 105 group, including frame decals, brakes...
L.L. Bean touring bike, spec'd like an 87 ST400 with a cheaper drivetrain. They went with the Suntour Alpha 3000 front derailleur but an AG rear unit and Superbe friction shifters. Obviously a low end crankset. The bike was missing a wheel, so I installed the black 700c set I had on hand. There is no logo on the head tube.
This bike was purchased by me at a local dealer in 1993. I own no other bike. I will not upgrade to a new bike because this one is Made in USA, and there ain't much bikes now made in USA unless you want to pay like over $3k! I paid about $600 for this one. Minor upgrades were made such as seat, tires, handle-bar grips and new derailleur. Although the picture shows most original items, prior to some of the minor upgrades.
94 R700 mirror polished
-Dura Ace 7700 shifters and drivetrains
-KCNC seatpost clamp, front derailluer clamp, crankset bolts
-Chris King 1' Rasta headset
-Selle SMP evo
-J&L ti seatpost
-KMC SL9 gold chain
-silk wheelset
-TruTemper Alpha Q Carbon fork
-Syntace p90 90mm stem
-3T Ergonova ltd 44cm
I bought this bike off Ebay a few years ago to replace my previous Cannondale. I'm not sure what year it actually dates from due to it having been re-sprayed and I can't seem to make out any trace of the serial number. If anyone wants to make an educated guess to date it, feel free to do so. Otherwise, just enjoy the photos (taken on our local high spot of Cleeve Hill).
UPDATE!!!
The bike was stolen today (29 Jan 2013) from outside the Cheltenham Leisure Centre between 5.20pm and 6.20pm. I...
Total rebuild a Cannondale Delta V500
Front headshok was broken so i put a rock shox 100MM on it.
Weight 10,4 KG
Sizes Jumbo, LARGE
Fork Brand & Model Headshok DD60 (PENDING FATTY 70 UPGRADE)
Brakeset SHIMANO XTR V-BRAKE M950
Shift Levers GRIP SHIFT 800 X-RAY
Front Derailleur ShimanoXT (PENDING XTR M950 UPGRADE)
Rear Derailleur ShimanoXT (PENDING XTR M950 UPGRADE)
Crankset CODA ELITE CRANK SET
Pedals CRANK BROTHER EGGBEATER
Bottom Bracket SHIMANO (PENDING TI UPGRADE)
Rear Cogs SHIMANO 9-speed, 11 - 34 teeth
Seatpost THOMSON ELITE MASTERPIECE...