Project: Cannondale T2000, touring rig

Looking good. How's the double kickstand? In the market for one atm.

@mk1mark: Ride quality is excellent honestly - the frame felt bit harsh with the original parts, but with this rebuild setup and supple 38mm tires - really smooth rolling! And zero flex even with heavier loads. Not the most agile rig, but thats not a surprise to anyone surely...

@russmeyer: This is my second identical double kickstand from Esge. It’s a quality piece - quite heavy, but still officially rated to just 25kg - meaning with loaded panniers there might be safer options. However I’ve had zero issues so far. I cut the legs on mine shorter which makes a positive difference in terms of stability for sure. Still seems the design allows more instability towards non-drive side when riding with a single pannier - better off mounting uneven baggage on drive side. Also worth mentioning the folding mechanism when folded up is open for road debris (if riding in poor / muddy conditions) - not an issue with the front mudflap however

Cheers.

This build is almost too good. Love it!

Re-reading this thread 2 years later - perfection. How's the bike currently? Any changes? @sepe84

Bike is good thanks for checking 😊 Haulin’ ass and now often also two kids in Thule carrier with +40kg added weight... Have done some 3500-4000km in total now based on Strava, have actually not changed anything but swapped to a new chain once. But unfortunately longest rides have been only 100km-ish so no real touring :( Lot of shorter day trips and commuting, also with studded tires in winter

I have half dozen other bikes in the garage, but this has become most used one... Its still super-comfy and fast rolling, feels light & always fun to ride

She’s a keeper for sure!

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@sepe84 awesome

This is still so so good!

Used as inspiration for my (low budget) H300

Question on your rear rack: i got a racktime rear rack, too (different model) but what annoys me is that the front rack is so much higher positioned.. is it the same with yours? Cant really tell from the dark photo on the previous page

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Nice build! Front rack does sit higher, mine measures 52mm clearance from top of fender to top of rack vs. 32mm at rear

That's one beautiful practical do it all bike classy build.

Very jelly. This is stunning.

Thanks so much

with my racks its even worse.. odd

I'm pretty sure there's some tolerance to the placements of mid-blade eyelets, depending on the AC of the fork, the off-set etc.

You could bodge a plate similar to these and move it down 30-40mm or so.

Ah nice idea, do you have a link to those black perforated plates?

They're the mounting hardware for the Specialized Pizza rack, Google is your friend.

edit: also, SJS sell a lot of good rack spares.

My 99 T2000

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