Cannondale Aficionados / Owners

Yeah, the Time Slice Si forks are rare. Here's an early example, in Cherry red Saeco colours. I've seen them in the silver and red colourway but of course now I can't find any :)

It surprises me that yours isn't the si carbon, as it's a performance frame - i.e. bb30.

Rad frame tho

What's wrong with thomson stems?

Bad boi

The X2 faceplates crack. And they don't look great. Nice that they are in 10deg though.

They're notorious for cracking that's why so many people use them.

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I guess so many people assume it won't happen to them.

Meh - Cannondale frames crack - doesn't stop people from buying them, for the same reason I guess. But Cannondale frames are pretty. X2s are not.

Funny I guess - I've cracked an X2 but not a 'dale frame.

Neither of the two I own have cracked. Maybe I'm not doing it right. I'll go torque it up too much.

I don't think anyone said all of them crack, yo. Just don't be surprised if yours do.

I bought a curiously cheap replacement faceplate from Thomson and it's been all good since. But still not pretty.

If you want to crack the faceplate just tighten one bolt up all the way so the faceplate is touching the stem. Then tighten up the other bolt.

Amusingly, some Easton stems are designed to be clamped that way.

Stems: srs and complex business

And Pro stem too.

My commuter/racer 2008 CAAD 8 is finally complete* after a few years of swapping around bits.
Added a new Archetype + Hope front wheel to match the powertap on the back. It's apparently a former team Health Net frame from North America.

A mix of 5700 shifters, 6800 chainset/brakes, 6700 gearing and 3T cockpit with -17 degree stem.

*for now, needs a clean and needs the bottle eyelets fixing.

Does any one in West / SW London have a torque wrench capable of the 40nm to swap a spider ring?

I need to swap ratios at some point this week, have the ring and tool but left my 3/8" wrench at my parents place

Yea, assuming your tool has a socket drive hole. Mine does not.

Awesome, Yeah it takes a 3/8" socket drive on the back.

Hmm how many awkward tools are required to look after 'dales? Am feeling v tempted by the Di2 synapse with hydro discs if I come into some money this year, though would swap out the wheels for Reynolds Assaults. This is subject to finances and checking how they might fit me.

Zero, really - the only tool absolutely specific to the Cannondale is the spider tool and the puller for the SiSl crank (talking about road bikes here).

Press fit tool for BB30 bearings if you do those yourself. That's it.

That's just a headset tool though, I got this in the ProBikeKit sale which does most things including BB30:

A wooden stick comes in handy for drifting the bearings out

Yup, just I guess it's something most people wouldn't generally own. That Park one is on my wish list.

I have a basic cyclus headset press

If you get the Park Tools BB30 remover then it comes with BB30 specific inserts for a headset press.

new stem and saddle, now it's perfect for me

Insert, tighten, apply stick to rear, bang with hammer.

Makes life much, much easier if there is little to no bearing edge available to put your drift against.