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I have always had a soft spot for Cannondales, particularly the alloy frame era which I lusted after as a teenager. I recently picked up one of the 2.8 frames which was the last series before the first CAAD alloy frames. These have the distinctive cantilevered rear dropouts but carry a lot of the DNA that went into the later models such as tapered tubes, beautifully smoothed over welds and great build quality.
This one is a 1991 model, the 2.8 label is a reference to the frame weight of 2.8lbs (1.27kg). I stuck it on the scales and actually it's less than that, likely because it's a tiny 50cm frame. The forks are also surprisingly light for a steel pair, actually on par with many carbon forks... Where did we go wrong?
Plans are to build it up as a bit of a resto-mod with lots of shiny parts... deep section polished rims, polished bits and pieces, only little bits of carbon and if so only 3k weave as back then you had to show it off :)