Cannondale Aficionados / Owners

It belongs to a mechanic... He says DA is for pros and ponces.

This one is not machine polished, that finish is straight from the gun. Happy with how it's held up after almost to years of riding.

I normally use G3 for cutting and initial polish, and 3M for finishing on other projects.

Needs 'Cannondale' in hot pink on downtube, obvs.

Apologies but I've no idea what you mean?

Cannondale graphic is on the top of the DT in a purple/dark green pearl.

My bike is in 54, I would shoot pictures when I would have found another stem and seat post

going to have to lookout for one in a 58

Anybody interested in buying a 54cm Caad12 frame in black? its had pretty light use. looking for about £400. drop me a PM if interested.

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It belongs to a mechanic... He says DA is for pros and ponces.

This one is not machine polished, that finish is straight from the gun. Happy with how it's held up after almost to years of riding.

I normally use G3 for cutting and initial polish, and 3M for finishing on other projects.

Well, he's got a point, of course. It is just that little bit nicer though.

Any tips on polishers for bike frames? I've got polishers and DA sanders which are ideal for car panels, but they're a bit beefy for bike frames, and I'm getting a bit bored of doing it all by hand.

I use one of these Milwaukee battery powered ones with various 3 inch 3M sponges (i dont get on with wool heads/mops). Took the stupid side grip off though.

It does the job, but is tricky in to use without marking the paint in the tight spots. There is a knack to it. Machine polishing a bike frame is a really tricky job anyway to be honest, as its such an awkward opject to handle, and there is so little space to actually maneuver the polisher around. Especially the rear triangle.

I'm looking at getting one of these new Rupes iBrids soon though, as they look perfect for my needs. They are pretty pricey though, so am on the wait list with my supplier to get their demo one for a few days to see how i get on with it, before dropping the cash on one.

(excuse the cheesy SEMA video)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c63U5S1S0EE

Feel free to send me a PM/email oif you want any more advice, as i doubt the Cannondale bunch want anymore dorky paint chat on their thread.

The warranty thing is very definitely not something that Cannondale does well. Or even does, seemingly.

Got my Lefty 130mm 2.0 back from TF. They trigger's broomed it; new lower leg, new seals, rebuilt the roller bearing / telescope stuff. New airspring. Charged me £14 as it was (just!) under warranty and they couldn't say if the old airspring had buggered the lower leg or not so they just assumed it had and replaced it.

I can kinda see why CSG are taking back Lefty warranty repairs, because that looks suspiciously like 10/10 customer service and Doing The Right Thing.

Good service! I was thinking about this, and if feels like the majority of people who buy Cannondales on here buy them a) on sale and b) build them themselves, neither of which is particularly condusive to great afterservice

Life would be a whole lot easier if I just got a Santa Cruz from Soho Bikes, that's for sure.

I recherche stem and seat post for 140£ set

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Could anyone repost that one blue SuperSix Evo (I think) with light blue logos please?
I went back 50 pages of this thread and hhsrb but didn't find it. I recall it was shot in a room in front of two doors and was a slavey build, but I just vaguely remember.

it's purple but not this one?

Thanks, but I'm really sure it was blue like this.
That photo has been stuck in my head for a while now :(

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Maybe this one?

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Nah, I tried Google and Pedalroom already. It was definitely shot indoors

Ooof. Can I have it now? :D

http://weightweenies.starbike.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=141400

You're my hero, that was it!

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Oof