Old Cannondale/new life

When I was 16 I worked in a bike shop and sold a lot of Canondales so I’ve always had a soft spot for their design, having said that I’ve only had a few as serious bikes but I’ve always loved how well they seem to come to life in reimagined and repurposed ways.

I’ve now gathered a few frames to (slowly) build up in this manner, although mine won’t be as cool as any of these—some of my favourites:

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This is my starting point, acquired from @jppegs for a generously low price, the end point is hopefully a marginally above beater standard flat bar commuter with a jumble of road and 90s MTB parts with the odd Blug Lug highlight. So far, so cliche…

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Nice, subbed

as a fellow old dale lover and a current t400 owner, i approve. subbed

Ha, that saeco hooligan looks fun. Always wanted one of those.

This was a good thread in case of interest and haven’t seen it.

https://www.lfgss.com/conversations/314654/

I do love an old dale. Had a basically NOS 1989 black lightning and a sweet killer v some years back

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So nice! A level of quality and attention to detail I will definitely not reach with this build!

Ooh that’s lovely.

I passed on an immaculate polished killer v a few weeks ago and I’ve been kicking myself ever since!

Gathered a collection of parts. Ultegra 6500 cranks with an Alfine chainguard (because trousers!), XT M739 v-brakes, MKS x Crust sylvans and Azonic (circa 2006!) riser bar which definitely needs swapping for something with some sweep.

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Nice! I've got a T900 of what I believe is similar vintage... bloody lovely bike and a joy to ride.

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That’s lovely!

Getting it together… trying to get a magic ratio sorted but it’s escaping me so far

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https://eehouse.org/fixin/fixmeup