Cannondale Aficionados / Owners

That foffa Road bike was like £2k - I'll just have the cash pls

@branwen and @Pegasus_ cheers for the advice. i think for 100quids i will take the punt. can always pick up forks for cheap!

Re: the bottle cage mounts, this is the procedure:
http://www.parktool.com/blog/repair-help/water-bottle-fittings

I didn't have a spare front QR axle so just cobbled together just enough spacers to have something for the QR cam to push against.

Bottle cages bolt easily remedy, drill out old one and pin new one in, any decent LBS can do it for you, shouldn't cost much.

Ok, it's the spider to crank interface I think, has anyone else got the lockring tool? Including shops in that question?

Belay that:

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Saw this on WW, paint looks excellent for a non factory Cannondale.

Barely needed the tool to take the lockring off- and the face of the splines show wear which I think indicates that the spider was climbing the splines under load.

I'm pretty relieved to finally find something wrong - the crank is now back together, at 53Nm, with Loctite 243. I'll reassemble and then have everything crossed for it fixing the problem tomorrow.

If it does then it's one more BB30 fault that wasn't the BB30....

#pray4dammit

Je suis Dammit.

1 like=1 prayer

My new toy. Cannondale Scalpel Si Carbon 4. Rides and handles really really good.

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If all goes well, this will be off to a new owner by Monday. Completely stripped and cleaned, back to oem nearly, with tester-approved shell grease everywhere. Super silent and smooth. Not a reader's wives setup, set up within a mate's budget from what I had in the parts box. Not high end at all, but I'll miss it.

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What's the BB result, the nation is standing by

It's Schrodingers BB at the moment, I'll collapse the wave form later today

#pray4dammit

More parts arrive

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Great success! Thanks for all the prayers, they clearly worked.

For clarity - it was the lockring.

I thought the lesson was going to be avoid BB30, but it is actually take your bike to a competent professional mechanic for assembly. I'll be doing both to stay on the safe side. ;)

I thought the lesson was going to be avoid BB30, but it is actually take your bike to a competent professional mechanic for assembly. I'll be doing both to stay on the safe side. ;)

C'est la vie

Aren't Soho Bikes more mtb oriented?

Yes, and to be fair both Cannondale and Powermeters are very much outside their normal metal. Anyway, all fixed now so all is well.

yay!