Cannondale R1000 Sobe 58 Frameset

Despite its age this is an amazing race bike, light, stiff and with a rad paint job. Only selling to fund a new project.

Size 58, geometry:

Frame: Caad7 Optimo Tubing handmade in the USA. Still one of the lightest aluminium frames ever made at 1.2kg. Integrated 1 1/8 headset, BSA BB. Painted in Sobe colours with a green/yellow fade: green on the sides, yellow on the front/top/bottom of tubes. Super rare and striking in this colourway

Condition: It's quite old now and shows signs of use but has not been abused. I've used this as a crit bike for 2 seasons but not for training or road rides so it's seen relatively few miles under me. I bought it from an old guy who'd had it from new. He said he found it too stiff so used his ti bike most of the time however he'd fitted clip-on mudguards to this which has caused rubbing to the paintwork on the frame and forks. There's also some bubbling on the rear brake bridge and some scratches to the paint along the chainstays.

More pics: hopefully giving a good account of the condition and awesome paintjob

165mm chainset? now, that' a lot of cornering clearance :)

which picture is the most recent? because the last, where you show the wheels, have a much longer steerer tube, than the former ones.

I hope you have not chopped the steerer tube down..

Yep plenty of cornering clearance with 165's. Also it matches the fit/feel with my fixed bike that I do all my training on.....it works for me!

Steerer tube has indeed been chopped though there's still a large 15mm
conical spacer + a 3mm spacer under the stem

Damn. I've loved this bike since you first built it up. It would fit me too...

Have a bump, GLWS!

Best race bike of all time, have had three, wish I still did, wish this was in my size. CAAD7, never been bettered.

@thross you know what to do...

@roadiesean cheers

Would consider splitting if there's a good offer for the frameset

Bump £490

Drop to £480 complete

£300 frameset

Interested!

Groupset moved onto a winter bike. Now for sale as frameset only:

£275 posted anywhere in the UK

or £250 delivered to Edinburgh, Glasgow or anywhere in between.

Includes frame, fork, headset, seatclamp

Glws

Would have considered this as complete bike..

Good luck selling

I wish I could justify buying this...

@luft I don't ;-)

R.A.D

More pics added

Price drop £265 posted

£250

Could you suggest a height range for this, please? I'm not familiar with the mental arithmetic of frame geometry. Would it be the same as a CAAD10?

Yeah the geometry is exactly the same as the CAAD10. I'm just over 6'3 but I'm at the extreme end of the suitable size range. I'd say 5'10-6'2 depending on proportions

pm'd