Mountain Hard Tail
Mountain Hard Tail
custom built with 950 Shimano XT, Syncros and some Coda parts. Plus first serie's CrossMax wheels...as I've been riding them in the 90ies :-)
My bike is still a working progress, she spent a few years on the hook because I let work get in the way. But now I am proud to say that she is now back in full active duty. Anyway upgrades are 2004 manitou minute one shock, sunrims rino lites, hayes dics brakes/ upgraded all cables to mcguire and aztec, new stem and headset various others. I am now in the process of making her an 8 speed. Also if any one out there has a n xtr rear cantilever brake I am in need wlawson25@yahoo.ca.
Purchased the frame recently and assembled it to play on. It will now be stripped again to enable powder-coating as the old paintwork is looking rather tired. I have located some decals on e-bay, but cannot find ones that state the model :-(
This is a 99.5 model year bike. Cannondale released this bike mid season, it was the first ever bike to feature a lefty. It is a tiny bit different from the 2000 year bike, mainly in that it never came with stickers on the top tube with a model name. I replaced the Coda brakes with hope minis, The pedals were DMR V12's, and the Bar was swapped out with an Azonic double wall. I had a Fizik Nissine cow hide saddle on there with ti rails for a few years, but it went bald so the original...
I thought you might like a photo of my 1986 SM700 for the website.
I've had a lot of fun looking at all these great bikes. My bike was yellow from new, but my brother resprayed it for me in the late 90's. He worked as a bike sprayer in the UK at the time. I kind of regret not keeping it yellow now, but pink was the colour from a year or so after mine and I thought it would put macho hoodlums off stealing it! It had been nicked once but returned thanks to an eagle eyed policeman. What are the...
Been triyng to buy one since 2001, and found on ebay 6(!) years ago. Been ridden ever since. Day by day. she was a dream come true. This old one is the most beautiful frame I've ever seen. But every time I sit on it to ride, I am scared to death that those tiny little sticks on the rear will just brake in two. But not by this time! I've been thinking to buy a Taurine these days so I can put her on the wall, but to be honest I just don't like the new cannondales' design.
i have had this bike since 1997 got it from my brother in law made upgrades and what an awesome bike flawless and rides the same it has been garaged since day1 i have thought about selling it but still unsure rides better than new.
Switched frame from my old KillerV to an F1000.
The main gain is of course the frame is in the KillerV style but with rear disc tabs on the frame, hence avoiding the Brake Therapy disc adapter.
The funky Purpleen paint is a nice bonus, although hard to see in the main photo.
Project details:
http://killerv800.blogspot.com
Frame was a replacement under warranty for my 1988 alpine series mtn bike that cracked at the seatpost collar.