Radonndale - C200 hybrid city thing.

After having my dale Critierium nicked I was on the look out for a new commuter.

I'd never seen the old C200 model before, can't even find them in the old catalogs, then @GreatSince78 listed one in the classifieds that I almost pulled the trigger on, too big though.

Amazingly though I picked up TWO I pristine condition not far from me. Both are 20" frames, but the geo is a little odd in that the TT length is longer than my 54cm CAAD2. The stack measurement looks it will be pretty smart too.

Anyway, I'm going to sell one on and convert in the other into my daily hack/winter rider, which it turns out will end up looking a lot like an AWOL.

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Damn cool!!!

Brilliant, incredible that you dug up two of these, keen to see what direction you take the one you're keeping and interested in the other bike you're selling, I loved the one I just sold but at 22" it was too big, so your spare could be perfect!

I know! The surprise for me is that it has a 58cm effect top tube with the 51cm seattube... Low and long.

Yeah right, I remember balking at the top tube length, mine was 60cm c-c with the 56cm seat tube, yet with a 100mm stem it was actually quite comfortable, didn't feel like I was massively over-reaching.... Those look like dynamo lights on yours but I don't see a dynamo anywhere, dynamo hub?

Didn't see the track ends coming. Congrats and look forward to watching this evolve.

Didn't see the track ends coming.

Yea - these are curious.

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I suppose they designed the C200 with proper horizontal dropouts to make life easier when swapping out the rear cog on the Nexus hub... Switching the cog itself is really quick and easy, so with those dropouts there's no faffing with chain lengths...

Back from Italy, parts have started to arrive, can't wait to get started.

Couldn't resist.....

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I kept seeing these on ebay!! What a steal you got! Make them rad, please!

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Update on what's arriving this week (hopefully)

Cockpit: TRP Levers in black, Deda RHM bars, fizik tape, J tek bar end shifter.

Saddle: specialized phenom, on sale innit.

Go and stop: 28c hardshells and some kool stop canti pads.

No stem yet, can't decide which size to get and I want to get the Specialized Pizza rack when it's available.

Some of the parts arrived today.

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Time to start stripping this thing down.

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And we're done.

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Get it re-painted, yo

Nah, I'd lose the RAD old school look.

Yeah, I like that colour, reminds me of old US army jeeps...

Parts have been arriving, slowly....

This turned up today though, drop bar shifter so I get the wheels back on again.
Lovley piece of work by J tek.

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^ still don't get why he's carrying a rope...

Too small for me and stolen from you. That frame is a heartbreaker. I really liked the way you built it up too, shame. This is cool though, good stuff man.

I know mate, I was so bummed when it got nicked.